The 12 flyers of the 1923 Puerto Rican Flight at Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas, two days before the March 3, 1923, take-off date. Standing from left to right are: Lt. Erik H. Nelson, Lt. Eder T. Selzer, Lt. G. C. McDonald, Lt. Ivan G. Moorman, Lt. Delmar H. Dunton, Lt. James A. Woodruff, and Lt. Newton Longfellow. Those sitting are, from left to right: Lt. Guy Kirksey, Lt. Caleb V. Haynes, Capt. Thomas G. Lanphier, flight commander, Lt. Charles B. Austin, and Lt. Rex K. Stoner.