Planes flying in formation at 5000 feet at Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, Louisiana. The photograph, numbered 16605, was taken on August 3, 1918, by Lieutenant Erickson of the Signal Corps. It was subsequently censored and released by the Censor on September 16, 1918.

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