Training to Fly: Military Flight Testing 1907-1945

Cameron, Rebecca Hancock; Halion, Richard P; Air Force History & Museums Program

ISBN 10: 1782664467 / ISBN 13: 9781782664468

Published by Military Bookshop, 2014

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inscribed by author. Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket, now protected by a Brodart archival cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Training to Fly: Military Flight Testing 1907-1945
• Publisher: Military Bookshop
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782664467
• ISBN 13: 9781782664468
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • MILITARY HISTORY

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Synopsis

First published in 1999, this book is an institutional history of flight training by the predecessor organizations of the United States Air Force. The U.S. Army purchased its first airplane, built and successfully flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright, in 1909, and paced both lighter-and heavier-than-air aeronautics in the Division of Military Aeronautics of the Signal Corps. Americans flew combat missions in France during World War I and during World War II. During this first era of military aviation, the groundwork was laid for the independent United States Air Force. This document is primarily based on official documents that are house in the National Archives and Records Administration. It is the first definitive study of this important subject.