List of Plates
Ford A. Carpenter
Figure
No.
Page
Army airplane gliding to North Island Over U.S. Cruiser “San Diego”
Frontispiece
1.
Congressional Medal awarded Wright brothers
33
2.
Ascent of sounding balloons at Avalon
34
3.
Meteorograph which made the ascent of July 27, 1913
35
4.
First flight of airplane carrying two persons
36
5.
Sub-station at Mount Wilson Observatory
37
6.
Type of airplane used in 1911 on North Island
38
7.
Discussing a flight
39
8.
Captain Culver and parachute for determining wind-direction
40
9.
Lieutenant Gorrell, U.S. Infantry, as observer
41
10.
Point Loma from the eastern shore of North Island
42
11.
San Diego, across Spanish Bight, from U.S. Aviation School, at twilight
43
12.
Instructor Brindley and Meteorologist Carpenter in Military Tractor No. 50
44
13.
Military Tractor No. 50
45
14.
“Trimming” Tractor No. 50
46
15.
Military Tractor No. 50 just before leaving the ground
47
16.
San Diego harbor at over two thousand feet altitude
48
17.
San Diego viewed from an altitude of thirty-five hundred feet
49
18.
Military Tractor No. 50 viewed from the ground
50
19.
Flying Squad’s Wind Direction Pennant Tower
51
20.
The Aviation School Motor-Boat “Pronto”
52
21.
U.S. Aviation Field at three thousand feet altitude
53
22.
Repair Shop, U.S. Aviation School, San Diego, Cal.
54
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