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Item # 678842

January 25, 1919

PLANE NEWS, On Active Service, French, January 25, 1919  This is noted as the: "Air Service Paper of the A.E.F." from World War I. This is also noted as the "Souvenir Edition dedicated to Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick." Noted at the top of page 2 is: "Published every Saturday a Third Aviation Instruction Center, American Expeditionary Forces, France.
Filled with military-related content, much regarding the fledging air corps. Of special interest are the various notes penciled by (apparently) a soldier. The top of the front page has: "Love this paper, is printed at our camp. Save this till I come home..." with other personal notes penciled within.
Included are two pages of color comics and a page of black & white comics.
Twelve pages, 13 1/2 by 17 1/2 inches, various wear at the margins with margin tears.

Category: The 20th Century