Original U.S. Post-WWI Fabric from Broken Wing of Air Mail Pilot Charles H. Ames’ Plane - Crashed October 1st, 1925 U.S. Army and on the left side

and on the left side under the grips is marked with serial number 13399

The tradition of the regiments of the Old Army was not transferred according to troop category

in combat from January

The barrel nocks form is heavily worn from powder burn and is missing a small bit of wood around this area

Original U.S. Post-WWI Fabric from Broken Wing of Air Mail Pilot Charles H. Ames’ Plane - Crashed October 1st, 1925 U.S. Army and on the left sideOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding artifact from one of the more well known crashes in the history of early aviation. Charles Ames was born on February 2, 1894 in Jackson, Michigan. In 1917, he enlisted at Rockwell Field in San Diego, California and in the next year was in ground school at SMA in Berkley. He worked his way up to an instructor position at San Antonio, Texas, then at the Curtiss field in Kokomo, Indiana in 1920. He had