Description: ORIGINAL! RARE! WW1 FRENCH FIGHTER PILOT WEARING HIGH ALTITUDE FUR COAT ID'd PHOTO 1917 RARE! WW1 FRENCH FIGHTER PILOT WEARING HIGH ALTITUDE FUR COAT ID'd PHOTO 1917 WW1 WARTIME FRENCH FIGHTER PILOT LIEUT. GAITEAU POSES IN FRONT OF A SQUADRON BARRACKS AT THE AÉRODROME de CHÂITLLION-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE DURING A VISIT TO THE U.S. ARMY AIR SERVICE 157TH AERO SQUADRON STATIONED THERE. THE PILOT WEARS HIS HIGH ALTITUDE HEAVY FUR COAT (FOR PROTECTION AGAINST HIGH ALTITUDES AND THE COLD) OVER HIS FRENCH PILOT'S UNIFORM WITH SHOOTING STAR COLLAR INSIGNIAS AND KNEE HIGH LACE BOOTS AND KEPI. PERIOD HAND ID'd IN THE LOWER FRONT MARGIN : LIEUT. GAITEAU PERIOD HAND ID'd ON THE REVERSE: LT. GAITEAU CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME PERIOD ALBUM RESIDUE AND SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 106+ YEARS. VERY SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST. DIMENSIONS: 2 1/4" x 3 7/16" SEPIA. (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 43 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2025-01-03T21:25:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region of Origin: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Modified Item: No
