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 Summary

World War I letter with illustrations written by a French airman serving as an aerial observer.

 Biographical / Historical

Pierre Savoy [spelling?] was a French airman serving as an aerial observer during World War I.

 Identifier

NASM.2025.0005

Date

1918-03-01

Provenance

Gustav Enzie, Gift, 2024, NASM.2025.0005

Extent

.03 Cubic feet (Six pages out of seven are mounted together on cardboard backing.)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a mounted seven-page letter written in English with watercolor illustrations. Dated 1 March 1918, the letter describes the daily wartime activities of the correspondent.

Arrangement note

One item.

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.

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Citation

World War I Illustrated Letter, NASM.2025.0005, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials