Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in England and France, to his family.
During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter his gives his first impressions of England and France, discussing his visits to Winchester Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and Versailles. St...
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During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter his gives his first impressions of England and France, discussing his visits to Winchester Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and Versailles. Stout also provides a detailed description of his first flying lessons with M. Fouche, a French instructor; that flight was particularly rough: "We would glide along smoothly then drop a few hundred feet like a rocket, rocking from side to side." |
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Q0000075628 - Q0000075643Q75628 - Q75643Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in England and France, to his family.During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter his gives his first impressions of England and France, discussing his visits to Winchester Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and Versailles. Stout also provides a detailed description of his first flying lessons with M. Fouche, a French instructor; that flight was particularly rough: "We would glide along smoothly then drop a few hundred feet like a rocket, rocking from side to side."1917 November 251917-11-251910-1919Stout, Penrose Vass, 1887-1934; World War, 1914-1918--Military personnelText; Still imageCorrespondence; SketchesStout, Penrose VassPenrose Vass Stout papersMSS45, Box PR563v36856Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6544 |
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