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 Summary

Martin C. McMahon was an early aviator who served with the US Army Air Service during World War I. This collection consists of one scrapbook containing captioned photographs relating to McMahon's early flying experience and two leaves from the June 13, 1918 Air Service Journal.

 Biographical / Historical

Martin C. McMahon was an early aviator who served with the US Army Air Service during World War I.

 Identifier

NASM.2000.0034

Creator

McMahon, Martin C.

Date

1910-1930

Provenance

Nicolette Bromberg, Gift, 2000, NASM.2000.0034.

Extent

0.13 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one scrapbook containing captioned photographs relating to the early flying experience of Martin C. McMahon, covering the period from 1910 to 1930. The scrapbook includes photographs of Curtiss and Wright pusher designs taken in 1910 and 1911, Curtiss JN-4 and Thomas D-5 aircraft at Ashburn and Chanute Fields in 1917, and US Army precision flying at the 1930 Chicago Air Races. Also included are two leaves from the June 13, 1918 Air Service Journal.

Arrangement note

Collection is in original order.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Martin C. McMahon Scrapbook, NASM.2000.0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

Airplanes

Air pilots

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Newspaper clippings