[Unsere erste Maschine vor dem Start zum Argonnenflug 22.XII.1914] – Antique Print
![[Unsere erste Maschine vor dem Start zum Argonnenflug 22.XII.1914], [1914 December 22] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a6/a60286c5e193-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[Unsere erste Maschine vor dem Start zum Argonnenflug 22.XII.1914] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Unsere erste Maschine vor dem Start zum Argonnenflug 22.XII.1914]
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This photograph shows a German aircraft readied for a flight over the Argonne, the wooded hill country of northeastern France, on December 22, 1914. The German caption, "Unsere erste Maschine," which means "our first machine," suggests the aircraft was the unit's lead plane for that mission. By late 1914 the war on the Western Front had settled into trench lines, and the Argonne was among the sectors where both sides fought for ground that was hard to see into from the surface. Aircraft of this period, built from wood, wire and fabric, were used mainly for reconnaissance and spotting artillery fire. The album it comes from belonged to Hermann Göring, who later led the Luftwaffe and had flown as a fighter pilot in the war.
| Created / published | [1914 December 22] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | Title transcribed from accompanying caption list. Includes unverified, old caption card data. In: Photoarchiv Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring, v. 1, p. 78, no. 11. Hermann Göring Collection. Caption card tracings: World War I--Aerial Operations; Airplanes--1914; BI; Shelf.; B.F. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 984 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134630 |
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