1923 photograph aviators pushing DH-4 observation biplane back to landplane hangar, Building 926, Crissy Field, San Francisco
Historic photograph of aviators pushing a De Havilland DH-4 observation aeroplane back to the landplane hangar (now Air of House Trampoline Park), at Crissy Field, 1923. De Havilland DH-4 biplanes were operated by the US Army 91st Observation Squadron. A nearby information board reads: 'From 1921 to 1936, Crissy Field was at the forefront of military air operations. Home of the US Army Air Corps' Coast Defense Air Station, the site included a grassy landing strip and the barracks, offices and hangars that typified the era of barnstormers and biplanes. Limited space for expansion and frequent fog eventually prompted the Air Corps to move to Hamilton Field in Marin County.' The airfield was named after Major Dana H. Crissy, who, flying out of the yet un-named field in 1919, died in an air crash. Major Hap Arnold, later a 5-star general, saw to it that the airbase was named in Crissy's honour in 1921. The hangar in the photograph (now housing the Air House Trampoline Park) was built in 1921.
Size: 3705px × 2470px
Location: House of Air, Building 926, Old Mason Street, Crissy Field, San Francisco, California, USA
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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