Explorer in the Air Service

Explorer in the Air Service

by Hiram Bingham

In 1917, Hiram Bingham, the explorer who discovered Machu Picchu, became an aviator and organized the United States Schools of Military Aeronautics at eight universities to provide ground school training for aviation cadets. He then commanded the primary Air Service flying school in Issoudun, France. This book, published in 1920 by Yale University Press, recounts his wartime experiences and his support for the Air Service's quest for independence from the Army after the war.

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