Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. WRIGHT BROTHERS VISITOR CENTER DEDICATION, KILL DEVIL HILL

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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. WRIGHT BROTHERS VISITOR CENTER DEDICATION, KILL DEVIL HILL

1960

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68158

Summary: Coverage of dedication ceremonies of the Wright Brothers Visitor Center honoring the 57th anniversary of the first powered flight. VIP's include R.H. Cooke Mayor of Kill Devil Hill; Luther H. Hodges, Governor of North Carolina; Conrad L. Wirth, Director, National Park Service; Maj Gen Benjamin D. Foulois, USAF (Ret) and the Elizabeth City High School Band. Good (Basic: Orig net)

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Foulois, Benjamin Delahauf, 1879-1967

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Benjamin "Benny" Delahauf Foulois (December 9, 1879 – April 25, 1967) was a United States Army general who learned to fly the first military planes purchased from the Wright Brothers. He became the first military aviator as an airship pilot, and achieved numerous other military aviation "firsts". He led strategic development of the Air Force in the United States. Foulois was born in Washington, Connecticut to a Franco-American pipe-fitter and a Boston-born nurse. At age 18, he used his older...