Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. MACKAY TROPHY PRESENTATION, PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC
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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...
Eaker, Ira, 1896-1987
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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Ira Clarence Eaker : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451540 From the description of Reminiscences of Ira Clarence Eaker : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147461 U.S. Army officer, U.S. Air Force officer, aviation pioneer, aircraft industry executive, and newspaper columnist. From th...
Meyer, John C. (John Charles), 1919-1975
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John C. Meyer (b. Apr. 3, 1919, Brooklyn, N.Y.-d. Dec. 2, 1975), U.S. Air Force officer, received his commission and pilot wings in 1940 after graduating from college. During World War II, he was assigned to the 8th Air Force in England and commanded the 487th Fighter Squadron. Later in the War he served as deputy commander, 352nd Fighter Group, and was the leading American Ace in Europe, flying 200 combat missions. In 1950 he assumed command of the 4th Fighter Group and took his F-86 Sabrejet g...
Wilson, Winston P. (Winston Peabody), 1911-1996
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Major General Winston Peabody Wilson was born in Arkadelphia, Ark., in 1911, but grew up in Little Rock where he has maintained his legal residence. His military career began in May 1929, when he enlisted as an airplane mechanic in the 154th Observation Squadron, Arkansas National Guard. He attended Hendrix College in Conway, Ark. The general received his pilot''s license in 1936, and his commercial pilot''s license in 1940. General Wilson was commissioned a second lieutenant and rated as a juni...
Seamans, Robert Channing, 1918-2008
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Seamans was Associate Administrator. From the description of Proposed Decontamination Procedures to be Used on Ranger A3 Spacecraft : letter to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1961 Jun 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098214 From the description of Delegation of Responsibility for Payload Decontamination Procedures to Homer Newell : teletype to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1962 Feb 5. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library a...
Ryan, John D. (John Dale), 1915-1983
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John Dale Ryan (1915-1983) was the Seventh Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa, where he graduated from Cherokee Junior College before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated from West Point in 1938, and attended flight schools at Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas, receiving his pilot''s wings in 1939. During the early years of World War II, he served as a flight instructor and in training roles at Kelly Field and ...
