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Preferred Citation:

William Mitchell Photographs, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Processing Information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 1995.

Scope and Contents

Photographs of 1921 bombing trials of a joint Air Service-United States Navy test of air power against ships at Langley Field, Va. The targets were German ships which were U. S. prizes from World War I and the decommissioned U.S.S. Alabama. The bombing was encouraged and publicized by Brig. Gen. William 'Billy' Mitchell. 13 black and white photographs.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Aeronautics, Military--United States--History--20th century
• Langley Air Force Base (Va.)
• Photographs