US MARINE CORPS PILOT LT COL ROY S GEIGER withGREAT LAKES BG-1 DIVE BOMBER PHOTO
US MARINE CORPS PILOT LT COL ROY S GEIGER w/GREAT LAKES BG-1 DIVE BOMBER – NEWSWIRE PHOTO 1936. MARINE CORPS PILOT LT. GEIGER WITH HIS GREAT LAKES AIRCRAFT COMPANY BG-1 DIVE BOMBER MARKED ON ITS SIDE; AIRCRAFT ONE MARINE FORCE QUANTICO – NEWSWIRE PHOTO 1936. MARINE CORPS PILOT LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROY S. GEIGER WEARS HIS LEATHER BOMBER JACKET WITH A LARGE EGA ON HIS UPPER LEFT CHEST, A LEATHER FLIGHT CAP AND GOOGLES AS HE LEANS AGAINST HIS GREAT LAKES AIRCRAFT COMPANY BG-1 DIVE BOMBER MARKED ON ITS SIDE; AIRCRAFT ONE MARINE FORCE QUANTICO. Roy Geiger introduced airpower as a vital component of the global Fleet Marine Force in the 1930s. During World War I, he received the Navy Cross for his leadership in the First Marine Aviation Force. He held command positions in Haiti and the United States during the 1920s. ORIGINAL PERIOD NEWSWIRE SLUG ON THE REVERSE READS. WATCH YOUR CREDIT. , INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTO. TO COMMAND FLYING MARINES AT AIR SHOW QUANTICO, VA. ED BESIDE HIS PLANE, WHO WILL COMMAND THE UNITED STATES. MARINE CORPS DETACHMENT OF 45 PLANES AT THE FORTHCOMING. ANNUAL ALL- AMERICAN AIR COATS AIR DETACHMENT OF. MANEUVERS AT MIAMI, FLA. DECEMBER 10, 11 AND 72. THE DETACHMENT CONSISTS OF. BOMBING SQUADRON SIX-M; FIGHTING SQUARDON NINE-M. UTILITY SQUARDON SIX-M AND OBSERVATION SQUADRON SEVEN-M. SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST. 6 1/2″ x 8 7/16″. THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION.