| Author | Bingham, Hiram, 1875-1956.
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| Title | An explorer in the air service / by Hiram Bingham ...
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| Published | New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, c1920.
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| Description | xiv, 260 pages : frontispiece, illustrations (facsimiles), plates (1 double), map ; 23 cm
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| Formatted Note | Contents: First flights -- Toronto and the Royal Flying Corps -- War fever in Washington -- Organizing the schools of military aeronautics -- Selecting the fittest -- The Personnel Office in Washington -- Overseas -- The disadvantages of being a pilot -- The Personnel Office tours -- A few hours at the Front -- The Third Aviation Instruction Centre -- Training aviators -- Advanced training for pursuit pilots -- Observation and night pursuit -- The "Plane News" -- The Engineering Department -- Important accessories -- Should the General Staff control the Air Service? -- The future of aviation.
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| Subjects | United States. Army. Air Corps.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations.
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| LC Card Number | 21-124 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: D 606 B613 1920
CA-1903199: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 69689] |
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