Second Lieutenant Mitchell (far left) stands with fellow officers in Jacksonville, Fl., in 1898. The U.S. Army Signal Corps, to which Mitchell belonged, would add aircraft to its equipment in 1909. (National Archives)
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Second Lieutenant Mitchell (far left) stands with fellow officers in Jacksonville, Fl., in 1898. The U.S. Army Signal Corps, to which Mitchell belonged, would add aircraft to its equipment in 1909. (National Archives)