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William Mitchell Photographs, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
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.
Photographs of the July 18,1921 attack on the cruiser Frankfurt. (3 items).
Photographs of the July 20-21,1921 attack on the battleship Ostfriesland (4 items).
Photographs of the September 23-26,1921 attack on the decommisioned U.S.S. Alabama (6 items).