A training aircraft catches fire shortly after takeoff at the Sunitr Air Service Flying School in Rich Field, Waco, Texas. The pilot managed to make a successful emergency landing on the west side of the flying field in the dark. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. This photograph was taken on January 22, 1919, by a DMA photographer. The image is marked for official use only.

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