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French "75" Gun in Action against Battle Planes.

A six-man crew mans a "75" artillery gun in a forest while a soldier on the side takes a photograph.

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Body of a German Aviator in His Wrecked Machine Back of the French Lines.

A dead German aviator lies upside down amongst the wreckage of his plane. On the right side, there are troops of French soldiers.

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Observation Balloon Fatally Pierced by Incendiary Bullets from American Plane.

A view from the ground of a German observation balloon exploding after receiving fire from an American warplane. The silhouette of a passenger basket can be seen hanging from the bottom of the balloon.

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Attaching Observation Balloon to Winch for Towing into Position, Army of Occupation, Weissenburg, Germany.

American troops attach an observation balloon to its winch and prepare it to take off in a field in Weissenburg, Germany.

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Through the Uncharted Heavens She Blazed the Trail --- Dirigible R-34 at Minneola.

A view of a Dirigible R-34 at Roosevelt Field in Mineola, NY. Lines of troops are visible underneath the airship. In the foreground, two soldiers stand in a field with their weapons over their shoulders.

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