The Alert Nieuports
date: label: date made
content: 1918
name: label: artist
content: Townsend, Harry
notes: label: Description
content: Charcoal sketch on white paper of Nieuport 28 planes with the 147th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group, taking off for battle. In the foreground, a Nieuport is being pushed into position by three men in uniform: one at each wing and one at the tail. The plane has American insignia on the wings and rudder and the number "11" is painted on the fuselage. The pilot is in the cockpit. In the background, two planes are just taking off and another plane is already in the air.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
topic: label: Subject
content: World War I
label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
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content: Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
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content: Art
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.26126
label: accession number
content: 64592
label: catalog number
content: 26126
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sketch
label: Object Name
content: sketch
label: Object Name
content: sketch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: charcoal (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 1/2 in x 23 in; 44.45 cm x 58.42 cm