Flying Fields of U.S. Aviation Service Names
The signal corps lists twenty nine flying fields used for regular and advanced training plus experimental work. Many fields are named to honor fallen officers and pioneers such as Langley, Chanute, Wilbur Wright, and McCook. The article records the origins of field names including Barron, Bolling, Brooks, Gatlin, Chandler, Chanute, Langley, and Kelly, among others with brief biographical notes.
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Signal Corpse
Army
Military Aeronauties
Camp Borden
Toronto
Omaga
United States
McCook Feld
Ciyillana
Langley
Chanute
Wilbur Wright
Barron Pield
Everman
Tex
R. Jim Barron
Chandler Field
Essington
Bolling Field
Anacostia
Washington
Cadet
College Park
B. L. Ellington
Palm Beach
Signal Corps
Call
Texas City
Washington, D. C
Carlstrom
Benbronk
W. K. Carruthers
Syho
Was
Hazelhurst Field
Miceola
Chandler ° Field
Rex ‘Chandler
Signal Corps ‘Aviation School
San Diego
Cal
San Diego Bay
Anu
Chandler
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Octave Chamuite
America
Military aviation training sites named after fallen airmen
The list honors Army Air Service figures with field dedications at San Diego Fort Worth Mineola and other sites. Entries mention Second Lieutenant Perry Rich, Scott Field names, Selfridge and Tallaterro memorials, and early aviation milestones including altitude and duration records by Young officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Tinois
Wreliington
Tallaferro Field
Fort Worth
Tex
Army
San Diego
Rith Meld
Waco
Perry C. Rich
Philadelphia
Fort William Mcbrinley
2. T
Hartford
Boston
Army Air Service
Port Monroe
Camp Tallaterro
Port Worth
Walter R. Tallaterro
Infantry
Taylor Field
Montgomery
Ala
Ralph L. Taylor
Mineola
Wilbur Wright
Fairfeld
Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Saleswoman Ships North as Stewardess
Chicago woman Marie Cowan journeys north after a South American run aboard a passenger line. She endures a long Chilean port stay and an arm injury before returning to work as a stewardess amid transportation hurdles and wage claims.
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Boston
Marie Cowan
Chicago
United States
South America
Vausenger
Chiles
Ug 1
Short study notes New Guinea natives and seawater myth
An ethnologist contends New Guinea natives are among the world’s shortest-lived due to drinking seawater. The remark appears in a brief, reflective news item from the Louisville Gothrier Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Iifé
Loulavilis Gothrier-Journal
Camera as the Army Eye and Its Aerial Photos
A wartime feature explains how aerial photography forms a composite view of enemy defenses. Photographers in aircraft brave anti aircraft fire, rely on steady flights and precise timing to capture detailed slides from about 4000 feet, turning camera images into strategic intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meebers
Ye Olman
Delong
Archibald
Ingara
Eya
Ptr
Antarcraft
Patriotically Plucky Woman Window Washer of Seattle
In Seattle Mrs. Bessie Messulivery, famed for hard work washing windows, declares she will take up trench work for men’s pay of 80 a month. She chases the chance to serve, saying no fear stands between her and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Bessie Messulivery
Lieut Pat O'Brien Clears Cal Berkeley Mystery
Lieut Pat O'Brien whose U S Navy rescue of a prisoner came to light at Berkeley after years of rumor has been traced to a prank. A bright green letter G on a dormitory overlook was left in the wake of the incident, dredging up the tale and bringing the campus back to attention.
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Berkeley
Cal
California
Pat O'Brien
Germany
Andren
Na Thai
Heirat Greely
Sto Vachelta Day Anveral Years Neo the Univerally Wake On To Find Ita
School of
Flelits
Liewtenant O'Brien
Wade
Ennfossian
Flour Sack Dress Sparks 1920s Style Revival
A playful piece recalls fashion from Grandma’s era where dresses sewn from flour sacks marked a home sewing trend. The text notes a revival under a group called Dune Fashion with demand for the new style, mentioning designers and social media like followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tess
Metive
Potash Extraction Process From Dust Discovery
A Pittsburgh manufacturer claims to have developed a method to extract potash from dust. The process, tested with a corporate partner, aims to prove viability and secure government backing for scale up. Officials monitor ongoing experiments at Perllizera facility.
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Mittehirgh
James D. Rhodes
Hades
Porellizera
English train yanks aviators in England flight training
An American airfield in England hosts novice British pilots training with instructors guiding first solo flights. A young Kentuckian completes first solo after weeks of practice and final checks. The piece paints a peaceful scene of rural England and the intense learning moment before the fledgling pilot lifts off.
Kidnapped Child Reunited After 32 Years
A girl missing since infancy was found after 32 years, identified through the Dinges family networks and War Department records. She had been abducted near her home in Maul Kaeo and raised by a foster family. officials then traced her birth parents and arranged a legal framework for their reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coetey
Annally
War Department
Dinger
Whipping Post Erected At Winters Point
A historic whipping post was erected at Winters Point amid a somber scene with bare trees in the background. The event drew onlookers from Lan Fawordte Wings and nearby communities as officials highlighted past punishments and local tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loe Pointain
Ely
First' Museum Origins at Palace of Alexandela
The text describes the first museum linked to the Palace of Alexandria where admired men were granted public welfare, likened to officials in the Athenian Prytaneum. It notes a foundation attributed to Ptolemy Philadelphus around 280 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandela
Prytancium
Athens
Ptolemy Philadelphus
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U. S. Aviation Service
Canada
Wield
Arcadia
Fla
Lonoke
Ark
Melchior McK. Hberts
Ry Academy
Justor Mulator
Cai
Timlius
N. M
Theutenant Eberts
Columus
Hllington Field
Houston
J. L. Elington
United States Naval Academy
Cavalry
Signal Corps Aviation School
10Th Cavalry
United States Military Academy
Signn Corps Aviation
Shool
S. 1
L. W. Haselhurst
Georgia
United States Miltary Academy
Augusta
Airnigne
Hazelhurst
Kelly Field
San Antonio
G. E. M. Kelly
30Th Infantry
Curtiss Aviation
Whle
Langley Field
Hampton
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Dave Meld
Dallas
Moss I. Love
11Th Cavalry
Fairfax Courthouse
McCook Field
Mather
Sacramento
Carl
Carl §. Mather
Als
Eiliet
Willagton Flota
Mureh
Riverside
Efent
Peyton C. Murch
Peyton C. Mureh
Mareh
Talaferro Field
Pork Field
Memphs
Millington
Tenn
Joseph D. Pork
14Th Cavalry
New Hampshire
Payne Field
West Point
Miss
Dewlit J. Payne
Taly
Submarines
Nya
Prisos
Willam A. Marstutll
Niew
Aedolobhie
Molly
Camp Crane
Pue-Tl
Mylle King
Motion Pictura
Tell Bain du France
Usguaes
Anamanta
Saya
Mirmas
Vita Impertinee
Jeanne
Anolly
American Red Cross Qaylum Af Toul
Lieut
Wisconsin
Quint
Gouree
Firat
England
Amerl
France
Ringe of Tow
Tole
Kentoehlon Han
Jina
Leemonthous
Ha Polnta
Pipit
Roy Bini
Connecticut
Tracea
Brother
United States Army
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