. Ellington 1918. During the Holidays My dear dont fear youre losing me For I am being combed the town—no flyer found- I want no one but vou. Page 27] [ ELLINGTON FIELD—1918. Houston From 3,000 Feet ELLINGTON FIELD—19181 [ Page 28 yuiiuii iiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii i inn iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiii iiiimiii iiiiiiiii i tiin tun t iiiii milium i i miimiimm iiumiii iiiiiimmiiimumimiimiiiniiimiiii I h—PROGRESS IN AVIATION—» r Minr I i I minimi inimi iimiimnlii I n I , iniiiiim i mm Illlllimm i urn i in /\ LR GOVERNMENT was the first to recognize officially the militar) value of the airplane. It wa
. Ellington 1918. During the Holidays My dear dont fear youre losing me For I am being combed the town—no flyer found- I want no one but vou. Page 27] [ ELLINGTON FIELD—1918. Houston From 3,000 Feet ELLINGTON FIELD—19181 [ Page 28 yuiiuii iiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii i inn iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiii iiiimiii iiiiiiiii i tiin tun t iiiii milium i i miimiimm iiumiii iiiiiimmiiimumimiimiiiniiimiiii I h—PROGRESS IN AVIATION—» r Minr I i I minimi inimi iimiimnlii I n I , iniiiiim i mm Illlllimm i urn i in /\ LR GOVERNMENT was the first to recognize officially the militar) value of the airplane. It was the first to put it to practical use under conditions of actual warfare. Lieutenant ThomasSelfridge was the first martyr of the United States Air Service. He was killed at Fort Myer, Va.,;; ;-;.: September 17, 1908, when riding as a passenger with Orville Wright, during experiments for theyyfr | s;gnai corps. Charles K. Hamilton, civilian flyer, is credited with being the first to use the airplanein war conditions. At Ciudad, Juarez, Mexico, in February, 1911, an uprising of insurgents wasfeared, and to prepare American troops on the border for any contingency, he fle
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