Biplane Takeoff Over Brooks Field (1927)

A high-quality action photograph of a training biplane climbing into the sky after takeoff, flying over the long line of hangars at Brooks Field. — Biplane Takeoff Over Brooks Field (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Returning to the pristine original negatives, this spectacular photograph by Donald A. Hall Sr. captures a biplane climbing out over the iconic Brooks Field hangars. It is a masterful composition that encapsulates the scale and excitement of American military aviation in the 1920s.