RARE AEF! WW1 US ARMY AVIATION SECTION SIGNAL CORPS 23rd BALLOON Co. ID FEB 1918

WW1 US ARMY AVIATION SECTION SIGNAL CORPS 23rd BALLOON Co. WW1 US ARMY AVIATION SECTION SIGNAL CORPS 23rd BALLOON COMPANY of the 5th BALLOON SQUADRON AIRMEN POSE AT RICH FIELD IN WACO, TEXAS SHORTLY BEFORE LEAVING FOR EMBARKATION TO FRANCE TO JOIN THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCES ON THE FRONT.

CIRCA FEBRUARY 1918 (ONE OF ONLY 35 BALLOON COMPANY'S TO REACH FRANCE DURING THE WAR). THE OLIVE GREEN REVERSE LINER IS MADE FROM A LARGE PIECE OF WW1 US ARMY AVIATION - AIRSHIP SKIN MATERIAL. HAND OPAQUED PERIOD ID'd IN THE NEGATIVE ON THE LOWER EDGE.

MANY FINE DETAILS CAN BE SEEN THROUGHOUT. OUTER FRAME DIMENSIONS: 47 3/4" x 9 5/8".

SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST.

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