William Henry Phelps Collins
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Negatives
- Description
- Captain Phelps Collins was Alpena's World War I "Ace" and was among 203 American pilots who served in the Lafayette Escadrille in France. A fighter pilot who downed five or more enemy aircraft was designated an "Ace." Records credit Collins with downing seven German aircraft in air battles over France in 1917 and early 1918. He died in what was believed to be an aerial accident on March 12, 1918.
- Date of Original
- c 1917
- Dimensions
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Width: 3392 px
Height: 4857 px
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 3392px
Image Height: 4857px
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Knechtel Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Michigan, United States
Latitude: 45.06168 Longitude: -83.43275
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- Donor
- Dennis Knechtel
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to United States law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Knechtel Collection, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
- Contact
- Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public LibraryEmail:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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