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U.S. Army Major General James E. Fechet and Brigadier General William E. Gillmore at United Airport air show, Burbank, 1930

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Title: U.S. Army Major General James E. Fechet and Brigadier General William E. Gillmore at United Airport air show, Burbank, 1930
Date Created and/or Issued: April 26, 1930
1930-04-26
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Army Hawks Thrill Huge Crowd By War Mimicry: Daring Birdmen Swoop Through Breath-Taking Maneuvers as 200,000 Persons Watch." 27 Apr. 1930: A1.
U.S. Army Major General James E. Fechet, left, chief of the Army Air Corps, and Brigadier General William E. Gillmore, commander of the provisional wing, watch maneuvers during an Army air show at United Airport in Burbank. [Known today as Bob Hope Airport.] Overhead 16 biplanes can be seen flying.
Text from negative sleeve: United States Army Air Maneuvers, 1930. United Airport, Burbank; MAY ["APR" typed on top], 1930.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_4011
ark:/21198/zz002cpqp3
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Biplanes--American--California--Burbank
Generals--American--California--Burbank
Airports--California--Burbank
Air shows--California--Burbank
Gillmore, William E., 1876-1948
United States. Army. Air Corps
Bob Hope Airport (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Fechet, James E. (James Edmond), 1877-
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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