Centennial of Military Flight Celebration
2 March 2010
A crowd of nearly 1000 people enjoyed watching replica Wright “B” Flyer aircraft soar and taxi at the MacArthur Parade Field at the March 2 ceremony commemorating Lt. Benjamin Foulois’ foray into the air in a heavier-than-air craft.
History of Military Aviation
CENTENNIAL OF MILITARY FLIGHT CELEBRATION
Great grandniece of Wright brothers to attend centennial event
TRADITIONS: From the US Army Signal Corps to US Air Force
From the Army Signal Corps to the USAF, an evolution in aviation history
Maneuver camps heralded a new Army and the dawning of military aviation
Tuskegee Airmen - Soaring over segregation
Foulois, Fort Sam Houston at the front lines developing aerial photography, reconnaissance
FSH home to first airborne border patrol, smuggling interdiction
Women in Aviation - Sustaining the home front
Replica Wright flyers grace
Centennial of Military Flight celebration
Centennial of Military flight:
the ground crew that kept Foulois in the air
Inventor of Muzak remembered for work with Wright brothers, research
FOULOIS FIRSTS - Benjamin D. Foulois was also the owner of many other aviation-related “firsts.”
Foulois bio author will sign books at MacArthur Field
The birthplace of military aviation
Wright “B” Flyer getting ready for road trip
William “Billy” Mitchell – “The father of the United States Air Force” once lived on Fort Sam
Signal Corps Aircraft Number One – dawn of military flight.
The Centennial of Military Flight in Texas celebration begins
Making Wonderful Ascensions
Lt Foulois assisted by mechanic O.G. Simmons
Fort Sam Houston National Archives Silent Film
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