Thomas Morse Scout plane being recovered from the ocean at Rockwell Field, San Diego, California. The incident happened on November 5, 1918. The photograph was taken by a DMA photographer and is marked as not for publication and for official use only.

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Size: 8439px × 5688px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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