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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.

 Identifier

NASM.1993.0036

Creator

Thielhart, Otto

Date

[ca. 1920s]

Provenance

Walter Thielhart, gift, 1993, 1993-0036, NASM

Extent

0.1 Cubic feet ((3 folders))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

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.

Rights

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Restrictions

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Topics

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

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs