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The Lowe Willard & Fowler (L.W.F.) Engineering Company, located at College Point, New York City, was organized in 1915 for the manufacture of all types of heavier-than-air machines. L.W.F. produced the first all-American aircraft to be used during World War I. In 1917, the first Liberty motor to fly was installed in the L.W.F. Model G, and several of the L.W.F. aircraft held performance records for speed and endurance. The company also completed Government contracts for producing Martin Bombers, Douglas DT-2s, and Naval Observation Planes, before the company dissolved in 1924.
NASM.1993.0036
Thielhart, Otto
[ca. 1920s]
Walter Thielhart, gift, 1993, 1993-0036, NASM
0.1 Cubic feet ((3 folders))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
The donor's father, Otto Thielhart, worked at L.W.F. Engineering Company during the early 1920s, and these 81 prints were copied from the father's scrapbook. The subjects include scenes from L.W.F. Engineering Co. and aircraft built there or of the period, including: Aeromarine M-1; Albatros D V; Arens Biplane; Bleriot XI Type; Curtiss CR-1, CR-2, CR-3, HA, HS-1L, JN-4, L, NC-1, NC-2, NC-3, NC-4, Navy Racer, and R-6 Army Racer; De Havilland DH-4B; Douglas DT-2; shots of the L.W.F. Factory, LWF Model V, Model V-1, Model F, Model G-2, Model H, Model L; Martin NBS-1; Sloan/Standard H-3; and Thomas-Morse S.4C.
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LWF V-1
LWF F
LWF G-2
LWF H Owl
LWF L Butterfly
Sloane H-3 Trainer
Thomas-Morse S-4C
Douglas DT-2
de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4
LWF V
Albatros D.V (L24)
Bleriot XI Family
Curtiss CR-1 Racer (Model 23, L-17-1)
Curtiss CR-2 Racer (Model 23, L-17-2)
Curtiss CR-3 Racer
Curtiss HA Dunkirk Fighter
Curtiss HS-1L
Aeromarine Aircraft Family
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny
Curtiss L
Curtiss R-6 Army Racer
Curtiss NC-1 (P2N-1)
Curtiss NC-2 (P2N-1)
Curtiss NC-3 (P2N-1)
Curtiss Navy Racers
Curtiss NC-4 (P2N-1)
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States
Aircraft industry -- United States
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