The 1st Aeronautical Company arrived at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponta_Delgada_(Azores)" class="extiw" title="w:Ponta Delgada (Azores)">Ponta Delgada</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores" class="extiw" title="w:Azores">Azores</a>, on 21 January 1918 for anti-submarine duty.  The unit was one of the first completely equipped American aviation units to serve overseas in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" class="extiw" title="w:World War I">World War I</a>.  The image shows the harbor and flying beach after it was occupied by the unit.
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