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Postcard showing destruction at Wavrin, France. Lt. Louis Bennett was buried at Wavrin, near Lille, France, where a Memorial Church was dedicated in his honor on August 24, 1919.

37. Rubble at Wavrin, near Lille, France

IDNO:: 001350
Title:: Rubble at Wavrin, near Lille, France
Date:: 1918/10
Description:: Postcard showing destruction at Wavrin, France. Lt. Louis Bennett was buried at Wavrin, near Lille, France, where a Memorial Church was dedicated in his honor on August 24, 1919.

Louis Bennett, Jr. and others wait next to plane at Sheepshead Bay.

38. Bennett, Louis and Others Waiting to Fly, Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001351
Title:: Bennett, Louis and Others Waiting to Fly, Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1917
Description:: Louis Bennett, Jr. and others wait next to plane at Sheepshead Bay.

Louis Bennett, Jr. walks away from the group and airplane at Sheepshead Bay. The airplane appears to be a Bleriot monoplane.

39. Bennett, Louis (Left) Walking Away From Group and Plane at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001352
Title:: Bennett, Louis (Left) Walking Away From Group and Plane at Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1917/05/26
Description:: Louis Bennett, Jr. walks away from the group and airplane at Sheepshead Bay. The airplane appears to be a Bleriot monoplane.

Louis Bennett, Jr. and others stand to the right of an airplane while waiting for his 'tryout.' The aircraft appears to be an early Curtiss JN ("Jenny").

40. Bennett, Louis Waiting for 'Tryout' Next to Aircraft at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001353
Title:: Bennett, Louis Waiting for 'Tryout' Next to Aircraft at Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1917/05/26
Description:: Louis Bennett, Jr. and others stand to the right of an airplane while waiting for his 'tryout.' The aircraft appears to be an early Curtiss JN ("Jenny").

Side view of Louis Bennett, Jr.'s airplane at Sheepshead Bay in 1917.

41. Curtis JN-4 'Jenny' Airplane at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001354
Title:: Curtis JN-4 'Jenny' Airplane at Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1917/05/26
Description:: Side view of Louis Bennett, Jr.'s airplane at Sheepshead Bay in 1917.

42. Curtis JN-4 'Jenny' Airplane with Propeller in Motion at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001355
Title:: Curtis JN-4 'Jenny' Airplane with Propeller in Motion at Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1917/05/26

Group of men stand in front of an airplane.

43. Airplane Ready to be 'Tried Out,' Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001356
Title:: Airplane Ready to be 'Tried Out,' Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1917/05/26
Description:: Group of men stand in front of an airplane.

The airplane is a Curtis JN-4 ("Jenny").

44. Broken Airplane, ' After Capt. Kelly Fell,' at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001357
Title:: Broken Airplane, ' After Capt. Kelly Fell,' at Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1917/05/26
Description:: The airplane is a Curtis JN-4 ("Jenny").

Men inspect Louis Bennett, Jr.'s airplane 'after the fall.' Photograph taken at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 27th, 1917 at Sheepshead Bay. The aircraft is a Curtiss JN-4 ("Jenny").

45. Bennett, Louis' Airplane, 'After the Fall,' at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001358
Title:: Bennett, Louis' Airplane, 'After the Fall,' at Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1917/05/27
Description:: Men inspect Louis Bennett, Jr.'s airplane 'after the fall.' Photograph taken at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 27th, 1917 at Sheepshead Bay. The aircraft is a Curtiss JN-4 ("Jenny").

Louis Bennett, Jr. and two men stand in field at Sheepshead Bay.

46. Bennett, Louis (Right) and Others at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001359
Title:: Bennett, Louis (Right) and Others at Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1971/05/26
Description:: Louis Bennett, Jr. and two men stand in field at Sheepshead Bay.

Candid portrait of Louis Bennett, Jr. standing in the snow in front of an icicle covered building. This photograph was found in Bennett's Royal Air Force Wallet.

47. Bennett, Louis Standing in Snow

IDNO:: 001360
Title:: Bennett, Louis Standing in Snow
Date:: undated
Description:: Candid portrait of Louis Bennett, Jr. standing in the snow in front of an icicle covered building. This photograph was found in Bennett's Royal Air Force Wallet.

Portrait of Jarvis Offutt and Lt. Louis Bennett. At left is Jarvis Jenness Offutt of the U.S. Air Sevice, who was temporarily attached to Number 56 Aero Squadron of the R.A.F. He was killed in an accident in France, August 13, 1918. He was from Nebraska and a classmate of Bennett at Yale. This photograph was found in Bennett's Royal Air Force wallet.

48. Bennett, Lt. Louis and Jarvis Offutt

IDNO:: 001362
Title:: Bennett, Lt. Louis and Jarvis Offutt
Date:: ca. 1918
Description:: Portrait of Jarvis Offutt and Lt. Louis Bennett. At left is Jarvis Jenness Offutt of the U.S. Air Sevice, who was temporarily attached to Number 56 Aero Squadron of the R.A.F. He was killed in an accident in France, August 13, 1918. He was from Nebraska and a classmate of Bennett at Yale. This photograph was found in Bennett's Royal Air Force wallet.