Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT, BOLLING AFB, WASHINGTON, D.C
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Wade, Leigh, 1896-1991.
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Major General Leigh Wade began his military career in 1916 when he enlisted in the National Guard for service on the Mexican border against Pancho Villa. He then became a cadet in the aviation section of the Signal Corps and received flight training from the Royal Canadian Air Force and in France. By 1919 he was a test pilot and was setting high altitude records. In 1924, Wade was chosen to pilot the "Boston", one of four Douglas "World Cruisers" attempting the first round-the-world flight which...
Allen, Brooke E. (Brooke Empie), 1910-1992
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Bissell, Clayton L. (Clayton Lawrence), 1896-1972
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