Merced Army Flying School - Yearbook (Merced, CA)

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Air Fo ttights a stabtished t93AfDecem rgani-Lation, tirst Comm ' ed ed the tirst Prom the end ot the Wortd War to the present time, the t93'l'VtaY 9: Captain Pitbefi tt- HSQBHUQYQBY BC'-0ffiPttSti rces have pioneered in numerous aviation activities. A Soto tttqttt entttett bt tnsttdntents' na acydvmesl chronorogrcarw arranged are t't33ftvtaster Sergeant Ratph W. Bottriett, ot Kettv Pietd, Texas, was ' presented the Distinguished t'-tving Cross tor having made the tirst iump trom an Armv airptane with the tree tvpe parachute, 8 ,,,o,rd-5 in tvltav, t9t9. tt was as a resutt ot Sergeant Bottriett's pioneer- ing that the Air Corps devetoped the present tvpe parachute. ber 11. The Secretarv ot War approved the GHQ Ai and Lieutenant Cotonet Prants M. Andrews, ander, was appointed a Maier tew ot these as tottowsz t9'1.0fFebruarv 11. tvtaior Rudotph W. Schroeder e attitude record ot 33,000 teet. t91tfFebruarv t1. The Armv Air Service successtuttv compteted a Washington, D. C., to Davton, Ohio, ttight. Foffie 0 . , , designated as its t97.tfSeptember t. The Armv Air Service successtuttv compteted a totat Genewr. ot 396 torestrv patrot ttights in the Northwest, . , , , t93EfMarch t, The GHQ Air t'-orce was otticrattv organn. . t911fOctober b. Lieutenants Oatctev G. tlettv and .tohn A. tvtacreadv , , , , , estabtished a wortd's endurance record ot 35 hours, t8 t-A minutes. tq35'N1QU5'f 73- Nt' CUPS e0Qt0eef5 mad? iii? itfii ittQt'ti Uwtq' the , , ' , , , , radio compass to controt the automatic prtot and thus providing t911fOctober tB, Brigadier Generat Wittram tvtrtchett estabtrshed a aukomauc vacuo navsqakton. wortd's record tor speed over a measured 3-kitometer course ot . , 7,1433 m,p,y,, t9'55fNovember tt. Captarnsi Atbert W. Stevens and Orvrt A.bARXder A' C h 'l'l,395t t ' th t t h . t911fNovember 4. Lieutenants tlettv and Ntacreadv estabtished a son' tt otps' teac 2 ee tn ftta dst, ete 3 Don wortd's record tor distance with a ttight ot 1,060 mites, trom San t9'55'0eCember Tl. Armv bombers scored direct hits on the tava Dieqo' Qartfomra, to pmt Benxanqin pta,-ftsoni indiana, ttow trom the.tAauna Loa votcano in Hawaii. which was menactn , , , , the crtv ot Hito. The bombing tended to divert the tava ttow to t'-11'3fAprrt 3. Six Armv tand ptanes compteted a ttight to Porto Rico owe, Channers and return. ' , , , tqdbftdarch. The Second bombardment Group ot Langtev Fietd, t97.'5fAprit tvtarooned inhabitants ot South T-ox tstand, ott the coaSi virginia, dropped 0,000 pounds ot tood and medicat suppties to dt Mtctttdan' wdte attdtded fettet ttttoddtt the dtdpptnd ttotn communities in Pennsvtvania isotated bv ttood waters. A totat Atmt ptanes dt food and Ctdttttnd' ot A5 otticers and t00 entisted men participated in these retiet t9'I.AfMarch t'I. Four Armv Dougtas Wortd Cruisers departed on an missions, utiti-Ling '50 airptanes. aeriat iournev around the wortd. Two ot the ptanes successtuttv , . . . C , S d L. , merited We Mit 0' 21-559 nies in W5 dw' mt' in'tt7'tQtttJfaL?I EfSilf'stit?1QlQesS'pS'. Efoitsmtiitftitd t91EfNovember 10. Lieutenant George W, Goddard, Air Corps, made Corporat Prank B. Connor, Air Corps, toott ott trom Concord, the tirst successtut night aeriat photograph. New Hampshire, about midnight and tocated Seven CCC vouths ' - ' - - - - marooned on dritting ice in Cape Cod Bav. aior Gites circted tqtbxitlpttt sq' the dnt manetiteti ttwqwmd the enttte Nt Setvtce over the partv to show their position to Coast Guard personnet ere etd at Pairtietd, Ohio, in which a totat ot A5 otticers and A . 6 d Q d d b, M E h i h B-I X-,, d me amd axed umh- M BM, ,a as an other ptanes, which roppe oo an an ets. ac o t e 7 Men ts e Th tt pe dpw H' H :td tix 2 ' S h A tour airmen received the Distinguished t'-tving Cross. WI., av 1. e oo i igt returne rom out merica, . 3 Ws2:..i'l' .zizztf tifisrsttxtzt .!f...':nir':t.:iz?,e rwszcgts. ' ' OA-5, t,415 mites trom Porto Rico to Langtev Pietd, Virginia, in ftdav 4. Captain Hawthorne C. Grav, Air Corps, in a tree rr hmm and 9 minuteg, A . . . tfxttfrlpgiri Jeicghekdai 2,232 teet, the highest attitude ever attained w31!AuquSk 5. The Nr Corps wbshaxospheve mane' ,mg Lockhead P ' vcas, made tts. tntttsitpettafmanae nights at Wright nerd, t91'lf.tune 19. Lieutenants Lester J, tvtaittand and Atbert t'-. Hegen- Ohio. Being equipped with a supercharged cabin, oxvgen equip- berger, Air Corps, tanded at Honotutu, Hawaii, atter having ment WGS UNWCGSSBYY- iagiped. 1,400 mites over the Pacitrc Ocean trom Oatttand, rg-51,AuquSy 13. Capgikns Gad ,ya Qi-age and Geo,-giv, ptorton-ran' Btomta' Air Corps, and r. Psavmon . tout, Protect ngineer, att ot N131-tune 30. Captain Wittiam E. Kepner and Lieutenant Wittiam O. Wftfltti Ftetftt made N0 eitttfettl Buiofftaik t30dt0Q5 Undef 5dVeY5e Earecttson, aide, representing the Air Corps in the tnternationat Wind C00Cttit0't5- We Bettoon Race: von tttst ttonots- qt tn9 ttte Unttenftatef t935fAprit 10, Pour otticers and tive entisted men began instruction Pettnanent Posfesston of ttte Qotnon nnnnett ttopttt- Stnce tt at Patterson Pietd, t'-airtietd, made two entiretv automatic tand- martlted the third consecutive time American aeronauts won this ,nqs under advmse ,Mud Condmons- trophv. , , t9'ABfFebruarv t5-11. Six B-t1 bombers ttew trom Langtev t'-ietd, Virginia, 'A-1QuSt?t, Captatn Atdett W' Stefens- Att Cotps-,Pttotoqtaptted to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and return. The trip south invotved Mt. Rainier trom an airptane which was at a distance ot 117 randinqs ak Mmm, prodda Uma pew' and Buenos mms' Re, fnttes ttotn tttts tnonntatn- efceedtnq bt En ntttet ant' Ptettons turning, tandings were made' at Santiago, Chite, Lima, and Atbroots record in tong-distance aeriat photographv. Herd' panama Canar -Lone, tq7'q'5e9t'f'ttb'3' lit- Lttintenant gentes tn- Doctttttig Att Cottfs- tg 3 t938fAprit tfft. During a period ot tour davs, att tood, grain and Pnbttc etnonsttatton, of tnsttntnent ttttngi tcwntpttttte 3 suppties necessarv tor a Cavatrv detachment ot 30 men and 30 tattenntt and a tandtnq Sotett ttttottqtt use dt tntttdtnentsi tot horses were dropped trom an airptane in the mountains ot the which he received the tnternationat League ot Aviators Trophv. mq Bend msmd ,B Texas, tqtngxecggl'Trginfstgtgzdiinwintjgtgftgagtjgat- tneadqnattett at ttte t93'tfT-ebruarv A-6. Ntaior C. V. Havnes, Air Corps, with a crew ot - t ' t0 otticers and men, ttew the XB-t5 bombardment ptane trom t93tfMav t0-30. The annuat Air Corps Pietd Exercises began at Dav- Langtev t'-ietd, Virginia, to Santiago, Chite, with a toad ot ton, Ohio, and ended at Washington, D. C. The Attantic sea- vaccines and other medicat suppties, totating over 3,000 pounds, oard trom Maine to Virginia was covered, The t'-irst Air Division needed tor earthquake sutterers. The distance ot about 5,000 articipated, comprising b91 otticers, 69 ttving cadets and M3 mites between Langtev Fietd and Santiago was accomptished in entisted men. A totat ot bb? airptanes ot att tvpes was utiti-Led A9 hours, t8 minutes etapsed time, and in a ttving time ot 19 in these exercises. hours and 53 minutes.