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Source Collection
James A. Matthews collection, Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Memphis
Identifier
sc.0362.001_003.009
Description
James A. Matthews, in the cockpit of an airplane "SC.5029", possibly at Taylor Airfield in Montgomery, Alabama, undated (circa 1918).
Matthews was a government field auditor in the Machine and Repair Division for the Department of Military Aeronautics at Taylor Field during World War I. The War Department established the Aircraft and Engine Repair Depot #3 in Montgomery on the site of the former Wright Brothers flying school at Taylor Airfield. Besides the flight school, facilities at the airfield included the post headquarters, 16 hangars, repair shops, warehouses, barracks, and a hospital.
Date Created
2023
Date
circa 1918
Recommended Citation
"James A. Matthews, Taylor Airfield, Alabama, circa 1918" (2023). Images. 5.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-matthewsja2/5
Keywords
Photograph; Auditor.; United States. War Department. Division of Military Aeronautics.; World War I (1914-1918)
