1917 Technical Notes, School of Military Aeronautics, U of Illinois, Paul Mantz-H.Clyde Balsley S2 Tracker part number 1832-1-A

part number 1832-1-A

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This artifact has a yellow overhaul and repair sticker from Naval Air Station (NAS) Norfolk (VA) dated Nov 1958

a single ring with central dot orange reticle

This device

1917 Technical Notes, School of Military Aeronautics, U of Illinois, Paul Mantz-H.Clyde Balsley S2 Tracker part number 1832-1-AThis original, historical document is a collection of Technical Notes assembled by the instructional staff of the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Illinois in June 1917 for its new curriculum in preparation for America's entry into World War I. This volume was given to air racer and movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz in 1939 by Horace Clyde Balsley. Balsley was one of seven American pilots to join France's Lafayette Escadrille and was the