Original British WWI Era Framed Aircraft Fabric from a Sky-Writing S.E.5a Fighter - 16¼ x 20¼” U.S. Army a relatively popular size for

a relatively popular size for fowling at the time

A very nice example of an iconic and historically significant gun

We have never had an example such as this one

The maps were usually printed on both sides

It is decorated with a well detailed silvered aluminum eagle insignia on the peak and and an open aluminum oak leaf and acorn wreath surrounding a plated metal tri-color cockade on the band

Original British WWI Era Framed Aircraft Fabric from a Sky-Writing S.E.5a Fighter - 16¼ x 20¼” U.S. Army a relatively popular size forOriginal Item. Only One Available. Skywriting was started by a Major Savage in England in 1922. Trailing smoke to better follow exhibition stunting had been introduced prior to 1914 and was also experimented with in WWI. Savage also introduced skywriting to the U. S. A. in 1924. But it took over 10 years for the U. S. A. to perfect their own formula, and from then on it was a popular ruse in advertising in the late 30s and early 40s, occasionally