Fokker PW-5, Aircraft suffered from problem, one shed its wing in a dive killing the pilot, after rebuiling the wings pilots still complained. Rarely flown after the accident all were stricken off.
US Navy Navt-Wright NW-1 racer, Aircraft was destroyed BUT was rebuilt as tha Navy Wright NW-2 float plane racer (see 2nd photo) I would have never mde them out to be the sam a/c.
Martin B-10 threesome , 1st a "cutaway" of a B10 which look to be right behind the piolts seat, 2nd a B-10 on floats,and lastly Those magnificent men and there flying machine all dressed for Halloween
Maybe those were the first crews to response to the Martian-attack, after Orson Welles radio-drama The War of the Worlds, Oct.30, 1938. It was before Halloween, yes.
More Navy Wright NW-1, to me a beast of a aircraft. Powered by a new 650 hp Packard engine. A-6544 ...
(bottom picture) was built as an engine test bed, did not race.