McCook Field (Ohio)

Organization

Staff Only

Historical Note

McCook Field was an airfield and aviation experimentation station in Ohio. It was operated by the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps and its successor the United States Army Air Service from 1917 to 1927.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Margaret Keyser Early Aviation Photograph Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 1991-07-26

Contents of the Collection The Margaret Keyser Early Aviation Photograph Collection includes approximately 70 black-and-white photographs of assorted aircraft, 1918-1940 (bulk dates 1920s-1930s). Sizes range from 3x5" to 16x20" and many images include brief captions that provide contextual information, such as aircraft model, location, or date. A sample of identified aircraft includes the Boeing P-12E, Curtiss O-1 Falcon, Douglas B-23, Keystone Bomber, and Thomas-Morse O-19. There are also several shots of...

Dates: 1918-1940; Majority of material found within 1920s-1930s

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Paul A. Ludwig Military Aviation Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2008-11-06

Abstract

The Paul A. Ludwig Military Aviation Photograph Collection contains 2382 photographic prints and negatives with a very small amount of textual materials collected by Paul A. Ludwig and ranging from the late 1910s through the early 1980s. The bulk and strength of the collection is photographs of World War II-era aircraft and squadrons. The collection is nearly all copy prints from a variety of institutions and dozens of private collections.

Dates: 1918-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1940-1945