First Marine Aviation Force H-16 Brest 1918
US Naval Air Station, crew assembling an H-16, 1917-19. US Naval Air Station, Brest, France: Of note, the Headquarters Company and Squadrons A, B, and C of the First Marine Aviation Force arrived at Brest, France, on board DeKalb and upon disembarking proceeded to airdromes between Calais and Dunkirk for operations as the Day Wing, Northern Bombing Group. With the arrival, the squadrons were re-designated 7, 8, and 9 respectively.