These are photos of the United States School of Military Aeronautics, Champaign, Illinois, May 1918.
Our family representative is one of our Oaklands (third row, far right) – Milo Oakland, I think. I hope someone can find their family member here – they are all named!
This is the squadron photo.
These are the officers and instructors.
This I Leave 
Amazing photo! Hard to believe they were flying back then. How did they do it without a computer 🙂
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It does seem early to have an aeronautical school. It had to be a dicey situation!
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Pretty “fly by night”
Couldn’t help myself! Hahahaha!
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Isn’t it wonderful someone had the forethought to include the names of all the men? Just a thought: you could include the names of the individuals in the photos for those who might be searching by surname….
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That’s a good idea Nancy. Do you know if it’s better to put that in the post itself rather than as tags? Might be too many tags!
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The Oakland would have been Milo Thomas Oakland Sr.
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Thank you for your help Lynn.
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Looking for a photo of the B2 1918 Squadron with the names listed. Looking for a photo of Lynn Reinherd.
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This is the only photo I have and I don’t see that name. Good luck in your search.
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