Name/Title
Capt. Guynemer In Full Flight.Entry/Object ID
2018.18.166Description
Black and white photograph of an airplane in flight with the printed caption "CAPT. GUYNEMER IN FULL FLIGHT." The airplane is a French World War I fighter plane. The rudder is painted with the French tri-color (blue, white, red) nationality markings in vertical stripes. On the white stripe is the letter "S" ,which stands for the model (likely SPAD S.VII). The number "2" (likely the aircraft number) is painted on the back side of the fuselage.
Georges Guynemer was a top fighter ace for France. He had 54 victories during World War I and was named a French national hero at the time of his death (went missing on a mission, September 11, 1917).Acquisition
Accession
2018.18Source or Donor
Feack, PamelaAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Pamela Feack in memory of Floyd O. "Pa" and Samantha Minerva "Minnie, Ma" Saunders Burdick, Cecil May Burdick Goodwin, Grace Belle Burdick Yates, and Fern Ann Goodwin FeackMade/Created
Date made
1915 - 1917Place
Country
FranceRegion
Western EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
Date: c. 1915-1917Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
2-1/4 inWidth
3-1/8 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Guynemer, Georges Marie Ludovic Jules
