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From early aerial experimenters who devoted their lives to the development of a heavier-than-air flying machine to the massive expansion of military flight training during the Second World War, the story of aviation in Alabama represents a remarkable historical legacy. In March 1910, Orville and Wilbur Wright established the nation's first civilian flying school on the grounds of what would become Maxwell Air Force Base, the center for military aerospace education and airpower doctrine. The establishment of the Wright brothers' flying school represents the first of a series of extraordinary events that propelled Alabama to the forefront of the evolution of aviation as the foundation of Pres. Franklin Roosevelt's arsenal of democracy during the Second World War.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781467127554
  • ISBN-10: 1467127558
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
  • Publish Date: February 2018
  • Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
  • Page Count: 128

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