Cadets Examining Captured German Aircraft (1927)

Army Air Corps flight cadets, including Donald A. Hall Sr. wearing a flight cap, examining a captured German WWI biplane with Iron Cross markings at Brooks Field. — Cadets Examining Captured German Aircraft (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

As part of their aeronautical education at Brooks Field, cadets studied captured World War I German aircraft to understand enemy engineering. Donald A. Hall Sr. is visible in this photograph wearing a flight cap, actively observing the design details that would later inform his own legendary work.