WWI 1st Aero Squadron Interview
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AIRPLANES 1...1v. Exp.d1~1en 1ncQ »":de., !:I.long t .. r1r~1o .rgan1 a1:1.n (.vl._ ...l.n S•• t1on: S1g".~ C.rpe) ..V.r u~"d 1n u,,,lv. i .d eerv1". in the hlet.r,. of the United. St." ... Army. Ord"r~ " .... r.c.ived .t J<"I;. Sam Houet ..n. Sa.n Ant.m., T.x.~ .n Kerch.ill. J.\Ho to j.in th .. PWl1tiv. Exp.dltlen.t Cel.Wllt"' • • N.." Mexl".. It~ .quipm.nt cOJj~leted of ..lgh" Curti •• R-.L .1rpan." w1,;h eceven orri""r pi ....t" 'lna. .ignty_1'our _nUst"d ",.n. Th. SquoodrQ!J"a~ ahipp ..d (n.1o fLown, a~ some St.ri ..~ tlav. r ...... ".d) b,. add.d. Fr.m tn" ... ' . 1 . 1 ~.. r. shlpp.d on to C.1.umbus. Th.. ri .. s" r""."ru,i9une. rJ.ight int. Mex1". w . ~ mad. On Karch J.b"h 0,. Capul .. T. F. T..dd, "h. "113 pi1.oting • Curtls~ pbn", ;I I •• wlt:n Capuin B. D. Foul.oia ( ... ".;1' Mojor, G l lIl_Cn i . .f o f 5. . ..1'1'. A r5 ..rv1c .... a o bs o r ver). I n " H. op..ratlon ..lta tn .. Expedltlou from M~r"n .1.61011 . April. 20th, "lx .1rpJ.ane~ ~.r. "r,el< ..d and tn. r .._lning '100 were :!h. Squoodron'. "erl< ".~ r.".nn.lt.ring. etta.rT •.tlon. and rurnish1ng c.mofiunl"~l:ion8 "0 _dv.need aud 1.<>1..tod tr ... p~. I n Au g ust, ~hElSq u o o dron rE l09lve d .t C <.>1. u mbU8, r _ n e " pl~ne~ .. nd ,,"'elv .. Lewle _enine guns, one hundreo O<.>mos ind II Brock IIut""", tic Ollmer" for "er1o,l Pllo~ogr"Pll,.. thus 8t~rt1ng tne enloorge_ menl: of "he .fUl:ure cIIPl'lolJ.1tles <.>fII1r power--tlle stepping ~ton e
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AIRPLANES
1...1v. Exp.d1~1en 1ncQ »":de., !:I.long tn .. r1r~1o .rgan1"a1:1.n
...l.n S•• t1on: S1g".~ C.rpe) ..V.r u~"d 1n u,,,lv. fi...d eerv1
the hlet.r,. of the United. St." ... Army.
Ord"r~ " .... r.c.ived .t J < " I ; . Sam Houet ..n. Sa.n Ant.m.,
.n Kerch.ill. J.\Ho to j.in th .. PWl1tiv. Exp.dltlen.t Cel.Wllt
N.." Mexl".. It~ .quipm.nt cOJj~leted of ..lgh" Curti •• R-.L .1
w1,;h eceven orri""r pi ....t" 'lna. .ignty_1'our _nUst"d ",.n. T
SquoodrQ!J"a~ ahipp ..d (n.1o fLown, a~ some St.ri ..~ tlav. r ......".
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to "1111Jet Age IIn<l o"hel" apu'e a-I\vel.
The ail"p1~ne "'~II t1"J.II<I JN~--J.llt J,el"O-Sqll!l.dl'on, Caee.
Mex1eo, PeZ'~n1118'" Punl"lvlI Exp"dltlo," In 1916. The two Cu
!!Il"l1known"" "Pony 503J.<llers." Thill plAne 18 ee ..1gl1ll."ed #5,
lIinoe ~11 O3"nel"PJ..tlnllll in "Ile SqWldron at tne.t tillle bad a t
digit n....."er. tnlll"e 111an inQ.l.ination to bllJ.ieve tllel"e II "1"
hind tne tl"ooper. Th.1a would hal'e ....<1ethi. plene #51.
Thel"e .... II _II,. othel' plellllS in this eq~dl'on "lth ".
tltled pilote. Onll ot thllSII "IlII plane 153, .hollll pilot (1II
t1tled) tul.j1e<l the phne •• hile lIn dZ' _n heJ.d on to the
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