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Wright Military Training at College Park in 1909 the “Wright Stuff WINTER 2002 - Volume 49, Number 4 Testing the Military Flyer at Fort Myer, 1908-1909 David R. Chenoweth 4 Wright Military Training at College Park in 1909 Catherine Wallace Allen 12 The “Wright Stuff”: Pilot Training at America’s First Civilian Flying School Jerome A. Ennels 22 “Kept Alive by the Postman”: The Wright Brothers and 1st Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois at Ft. Sam Houston in 1910 Roger G. Miller 32 From Infant Technology to Obsolescence: The Wright Brothers’ Airplane in the U.S. Army Signal Corps,1905-1915 A. Timothy Warnock 46 Book Reviews Science and Technology: The Making of the Air Force Research Laboratory 58 by Robert W. Duffner Reviewed by John H. Barnhill A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II 58 by Anne Noggle Reviewed by David F. Crosby Combat: The Great American Warplanes 58 by Jim Wilson Reviewed by William A. Nardo Veterans Benefits: A Guide to State Programs 59 by R.E. Armstrong and Terry P. Rizzuti Reviewed by Bill Russo Birds from Hell 60 by Wilbur H. Morrison Reviewed by Scott A. Willey The Korean War 61 by the Korea Institute of Military History Reviewed by John H. Barnhill I Always Wanted to Fly: America’s Cold War Airmen 62 by Wolfgang W.E. Samuel Reviewed by William A. Nardo Voices from the Rear: Vietnam 1969-1970 64 by George M. Watson, Jr. Reviewed by Robert W. Duffner Books Received 66 Coming Up 68 History Mystery 71 Letters, News, Notices, Reunions, and In Memoriam 72 COVER: First Military Flight, Fort Myer, Virginia. (Image courtesy of the Air Force Art Collection 1984.060) The Air Force Historical Foundation Air Force Historical Foundation 1535 Command Drive – Suite A122 Andrews AFB, MD 20762-7002 (301) 981-2139 (301) 981-3574 Fax E-Mail: [email protected] The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation http://afhistoricalfoundation.com Winter 2002 Volume 49 Number 4 Publisher Officers Contributing Members Brian S. 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Yudkin, USAF (Ret) Postmaster: Please send change of address to the Circulation Office. 2 AIR POWER History / WINTER 2002 From the Editor As Air Power History goes to press, the celebration of the centennial of the first powered flight, by the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903, kicks off with a major event at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Military avia- tion in the United States, too, paralleled these momentous times. In 1898, the govern- ment had invested $50,000 in Prof. Samuel P. Langley's experimental aerodrome; next, it launched the Army air arm on August 1, 1907, when it established the Aeronautical Division of the Signal Corps; finally, it demonstrated its serious intent about aviation with the purchase of Signal Corps No. 1 and the beginnings of pilot flight training. This issue commemorates the onset of the first century of flight. David Chenoweth, a senior editor with the Air Force History Support Office and a keen student of early avi- ation, leads off with the story of "Testing the Military Flyer at Fort Myer, 1908-1909." Few people today associate the Army post next to Arlington Cemetery, Virginia, with air power history. However, Fort Myer turned out to be a less than ideal site for the flight training and the exhibitions proved disruptive to Army routine, the flyers moved on. Appropriately, Catherine Wallace Allen, the director of the museum at College Park Airport, Maryland, picks up the story of "Wright Military Training at College Park in 1909." As with Fort Myer, the trials at College Park recorded several "firsts" in military aviation. Jerome Ennels, chief historian at the U.S. Air Force's Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, follows on the Wright brothers' trail by recounting their activities in 1910 at the old Kohn plantation, nearby Montgomery, Alabama. In "The 'Wright Stuff': Pilot Training at America's First Civilian Flying School," Mr. Ennels tells how the Wrights trained not only pilots, but flight instructors as well. Dr. Roger Miller, a frequent contributor to Air Power History and an expert in early military avi- ation history, tackles the difficult assignment of finding new materials on the career of the air power great Benny Foulois. In "'Kept Alive by the Postman'": The Wright Brothers and 1st Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois at Ft. Sam Houston in 1910," Miller succeeds admirably by examining and commenting on several "myths." In the fifth article, Dr. Timothy Warnock, chief of Organizational History,Air Force Historical Research Agency, at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, traces the rise and fall of the Wright brothers' airplane tech- nology in the decade from 1905 to 1915. This article is certain to inform and enlighten students of U.S. Army aviation in World War I. Readers will also find in this issue a calendar of "Major Centennial Events," "Referees for the year 2002," the usually informative book reviews, Bob Dorr's "History Mystery," upcoming events, reunions, notices, news, and letters. Also, we note with sad- ness the death of one of the great historians of the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Maurer Maurer. (See page 76) Air Power History and the Air Force Historical Foundation disclaim responsibility for statements, either of fact or of opinion, made by contributors.
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