War Secretary presents Army Flyers with Mackay Trophy. Washington, D.C., Oct. 14. As a reward for their development and demonstration of the original automatic landing device for aircraft, Captains Carl J. Crane and George V. Holloman, U.S. Army Air Corps, were today presented with the MacKay trophy
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"War Secretary presents Army Flyers with Mackay Trophy. Washington, D.C., Oct. 14. As a reward for their development and demonstration of the original automatic landing device for aircraft, Captains Carl J. Crane and George V. Holloman, U.S. Army Air Corps, were today presented with the MacKay trophy" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:War_Secretary_presents_Army_Flyers_with_Mackay_Trophy._Washington,_D.C.,_Oct._14._As_a_reward_for_their_development_and_demonstration_of_the_original_automatic_landing_device_for_aircraft,_LCCN2016874147.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 299497.
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