Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. AIR FORCE MANEUVERS

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. AIR FORCE MANEUVERS

1926

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Summary: Covers maneuvers and tactics of the First Provisional Air Brigade under direction of Brig. Gen. James E. Fechet. VIPs shown include Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, Brig. Gen. Fechet, Maj. Carl Spaatz and Capt. Fabian Pratt. Aircraft shown include DH-4, MB-2, A-3, P-1C, O-1 and O-2. (Photographed by Air Service). Reel l: 1) Group pictures of 1st Pursuit Group and 3rd Bombardment Group in front of MB-2, and personnel of 2nd Attack Group in front of A-3. 2) Scenes of Brig. Gen. James E. Fechet, Assistant Chief of the Air Service, leaving staff car and standing with his staff, including Maj. Carl Spaatz and Capt. Fabian Pratt in front of A-3. 3) Scenes of Maj. Gen. Mason N. Patrick, Chief of the Air Service, being greeted by Capt. Pratt, talking to Brig. Gen. Fechet and shaking hands with Maj. Spaatz. 4) Scenes of crews in front of MB-2s, DH-4s and A-3s being inspected by Maj. Gen. Patrick. 5) MS P-1C engine in operation. 6) MLS MB-2s and P-1Cs in mass takeoff. 7) Scenes of aircraft in low-level fly-bys including O-1, O-2s, P-lCs and MB-2s. 8) Scenes of MB-2s and O-2s landing and MB-2s taxiing. 767' total footage in reel. Reel 2: 1) Scenes of MB-2s in mass takeoff from Wilbur Wright Field. 2) Scenes of Brig. Gen. Fechet standing on flight line, taking position in rear cockpit of O-1 and leaving aircraft. 3) Scenes of O-1 parked, turning and taxiing. 4) Scenes of P-lCs and O-2s landing. 5) AVs of MB-2s, O-2s, P-lCs and O-1 in flight. 916' total footage in reel. THE END. Good (Basic: Mas pos)

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Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974

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Carl Andrew Spaatz (born Spatz; June 28, 1891 – July 14, 1974), nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production facilities as a priority over other targets. He became Chief of Staff of the newly formed United States Air Force in 1947. Spaatz retired with the rank of general on June 30, 1948. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Servic...

Patrick, Mason M. (Mason Mathews), 1863-1942

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Mason Mathews Patrick (b. Dec. 13, 1863, Lewisburg, West Va.-d. Jan. 29, 1942, Washington, D.C.), former Chief of the Army Air Service. From the description of Patrick, Mason M. (Mason Mathews), 1863-1942 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571039 After graduating from West Point in 1889, Mason Patrick taught there for three years then worked on Mississippi River improvements before returning to West Point in 1903. He then was Chief Engineer for vari...

Fechet, James E. (James Edmond), 1877-

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