Original U.S. WWI Navy First Aeronautic Detachment Uniform & Visor with French & U.S. Naval Pilot’s Wings of Ensign Joseph C. Cline - Flew First American Combat Patrol of WWI - Interview Posted Online MG 34 Ammo Storage setting it on fire as

setting it on fire as they did so

apparently made and sold by a gunsmith and former Barrett Firearms employee in Texas

having been refinished some time ago with a brown stain

5 inch) tintype portrait shows an officer

This is a carbine that did see a good amount of use while in service

Original U.S. WWI Navy First Aeronautic Detachment Uniform & Visor with French & U.S. Naval Pilot’s Wings of Ensign Joseph C. Cline - Flew First American Combat Patrol of WWI - Interview Posted Online MG 34 Ammo Storage setting it on fire asOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is one of the most tremendous WWI uniforms we have ever offered. This uniform jacket, trousers, and visor cap were worn by Ensign Joseph C. Cline, one of the very first Naval Aviators, who went overseas on June 4th, 1917 with the very first Naval Aviation unit in France, the First Aeronautic Detachment. This detachment, with Cline attached, flew the very first American combat patrol of the war from Le Croisic, France