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TEXAS
AVIATORS & AVIATION
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Lt. Clyde Cosper |
First
to Fly by C. F. Eckhardt
So far as is known, the first man-carrying, heavier-than-air craft—the
first airplane—flew not at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903, nor
in East Texas the year before. Nor did it fly in California in the
1880s, though apparently a steam-powered monoplane was flown there
then. It flew in Gillespie County, Texas—in 1866. Enter Jacob Brodbeck—genius...
Pope's
Flying Machine by Mike Cox
Readers of the March 2, 1895 edition of the weekly Eagle Pass Guide
surely paused over this short back-page headline: “New Flying Machine.”...
Pan-Am
and the Valley by Mike Cox
The March 8, 1929 opening of Brownsville Airport, Charles “Lucky”
Lindbergh , the beginning of international air mail service in the
U.S., the “Lost Mail Flight,” Amelia Earhart, Ford tri-motor plane
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Lindbergh
by Mike Cox
Had it played out differently, what happened in Real County in 1924
could have changed aviation history...
Patrolling
the Mexican Border by Air
Government and Private Enterprise Working Together
Cruse Aviation in the late 40s and early 50s
by John Troesser, Photos courtesy Cruse Aviation
Air
Pioneer by Bob Bowman
In 1921 she became the only black pilot in the world. A year later
she became the first black woman to fly over American soil.
Braniff
International by Archie P. McDonald
"Long before American Airlines moved to Dallas or Continental
dominated Houston, Braniff flew the skies over Texas."
The
Ezekiel Airship by Bob Bowman
In late 1902, at least a year before the Wright brothers soared
into the sky, an airplane designed by Rev. Burrell Cannon was flown
160 feet at Pittsburg.
The
First Air Flight by Bob Bowman
1st
Lt. Loye James Lauraine, Jr. by Murray Montgomery
"He was young, only 26 years old..... 1st Lt. Loye James Lauraine,
Jr. made the ultimate sacrifice during World War II. He was a hero
and was posthumously awarded this nation's second highest honor,
the Distinguished Service Cross. ....." (1 photo)
Flying
Tigers by Archie P. McDonald
Ira
Eaker: From Covered Wagon to Jet-Age Air Power, Four Stars by
Bill Bradfield
"During dark days of World War II when the bitter war
was far from won, it was a Texas tenant farmer's son who took command
of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in England, playing a key role in making
the Normandy invasion possible. ..... "
Lt.
Clyde "Sparky" Cosper by John Troesser
B-17 Pilot, 367th Bomber Group, Hometown: Dodd City, Texas
"A B-17 crashed near the town of Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire,
England on November 13, 1943. The only thing that prevented the
plane from landing directly on the town, was the Herculean effort
of the man at the controls....." (4 vintage photos)
Merrion
Higginbotham, Thunderbolt and Mustang Pilot
Robert
"Bobby" Stephens, WWII P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot, Gilmer, Texas
Two
Pilots, Three Air Forces, One Hometown:
Lt. Col. Alvin Mueller & Lieutenant Dick Campbell by John
Troesser
Wiley
Post - famous aviator Wiley Post
Marfa
Army Air Field
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