Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel G. H. Shields, Jr taken on April 18, 1918. The photograph depicts the aftermath of a collision between two airplanes, 5162 and 5228, approximately 300 feet above the Air Service Flying School in Rich Field, Waco, Texas. The collision resulted in the death of Cadet Salter, the pilot of 5162, and Cadet Oliver, the pilot of 5228. This image is classified for official use only.

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