On July 5, 1912, Captain Charles Chandler and Lieutenants Thomas Milling and Henry “Hap” Arnold were recognized as this
- America’s first Aces
- America’s first Aerial Bombers
- America’s first Military Aviators
- America’s first Naval Aviators
On July 5, 1912, Captain Charles Chandler and Lieutenants Thomas Milling and Henry “Hap” Arnold were recognized as this
America’s first Military Aviators. The designation given by the Aeronautical Division following the rules of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale: reaching an altitude of 2,500 feet, flying in a 15 mph wind, carrying a passenger, landing within 150 feet of a target, and making a 20-mile cross-country flight.
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