A pilot in Issoudon, France, is shown preparing the engine for the flight, while being assisted by his helpers who are preventing the machine from moving forward. The photograph was taken on March 2, 1918, by Pvt. 1st Cl. Chas. Donnelly of the Signal Corps. It was censored and released on May 23, 1918.

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