Something for veterans day.

This is Howard Pyfer. Howard was a family friend on my Moms side.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4888/...799f25c2_z.jpgHoward Pyfer by M Patterson, on Flickr


Howard was in the US Army Air Service/Army Air Corps in the 1920s.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4845/...c4b5c34f_z.jpgZ HP 2 by M Patterson, on Flickr


He was an aerial photographer assigned to an Observation Squadron. At some point he gave my Grandma an album of 8 X10 photos he had taken over the years. The album was passed to my mom and eventually to me. The pictures are actually quite good but did not scan real well. I figured I’d post some of my favorites.

As this was in the album I’m going to assume that this was the camera he used.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4809/...1802f5f8_z.jpgZ HP 9 by M Patterson, on Flickr



91st Observation Squadron


https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1948/...f90a1c9b_z.jpgZ HP 5 by M Patterson, on Flickr


Bomber formation over Golden Gate


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4820/...6f393ab0_z.jpgZ HP 6 by M Patterson, on Flickr



The Graf Zeppelin over San Francisco


https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1927/...6c005322_z.jpgZ graf zeppelin by M Patterson, on Flickr


The USS Saratoga in 1928


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4851/...e7734f6f_z.jpgZ uss saratoga by M Patterson, on Flickr



And a picture of it with its complement of Bi-Planes


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4893/...e41d826f_z.jpgZ uss saratoga 2 by M Patterson, on Flickr




There were several pictures such as the bomber flight and this one of the Presidio of San Francisco taken over the Golden Gate leading into San Francisco Bay.


https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1970/...ede259d3_z.jpgZ HP 8 by M Patterson, on Flickr


It took me a bit to realize that the Photos were taken before the Golden Gate Bridge was built. The latest picture of the Golden Gate in the album actually shows when the bridge was being built.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4824/...70de968e_z.jpgZ HP 10 by M Patterson, on Flickr



Anyway thought some of you might find the pictures interesting.




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Thanks Again Mike.
Very interesting and I'm glad you could share them.

Very cool, thanks for sharing

Great pics! Thanks for sharing them!

Thanks Mike-have seen those views from the cockpit hundreds of times and it never gets old-------And even tho there are rumors--I never flew under THAT bridge-----

Crikey!
Thanks for posting/sharing those Mike.
Very interesting.

Thanks for posting those Mike. Those are some awesome historical shots. I would have loved to have had the chance to fly those big radial bi-planes.

Thanks for taking the time to share those Mike! That had to be something else. Those canvas skinned planes didn't leave much to desire from what I could tell. It is pretty amazing what they accomplished though!

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Thanks Mike really cool stuff there