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Old Soldiers Never Die They Just Play Away
Veteran aviation pioneer Maj. Gen. Benjamin Foulois, 83, famed as father of military aviation, recalls learning to fly with the Wright brothers, flying solo in 1910, and shaping early U.S. air power from 1909 onward while enjoying a round of stories and Scotch at the officers’ club.
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Air Force
Benjamin
Benny) Delahaut Foulois
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
Wright Brothers
Foulois
Orville
Wilbur
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Ohio
Frank P. Lahm
Hollywood
Calif
Mansfield
Army Signal Corps
Lahm
Orville Wright
Army
Myer
Alexandria
Wilbur Wright
College Park
Infantry
Humphries
Engineers’ Corps
Chicago
San Antonio
Wrights
Dayton
United States
Ft. Sill
Okla
Columbus
N.M
Mexico
Army and Navy
War and Navy Departments
France
Curtis E. LeMay
B. A. Schriever
Air Force Systems Command
Maryland
AFSC
Washington
Civil Department