Download or read book The Logbook of Signal Corps No 1 written by Signal Corps No. 1 (Airplane) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Logbook of Signal Corps No 1 written by Meghan Cunningham and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-05-26 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1909, 1st Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois was summoned into the office of Brig. Gen. James Allen, Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army, who told the officer that he was to become the sole flyer of the newly acquired Wright military airplane, designated "Signal Corps No. 1." Foulois was to report to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in order to assess the aircraft's military possibilities. "Take plenty of spare parts, and teach yourself to fly" was the heartening command given to the young lieutenant. Foulois had minimal exposure to heavier-than-air mechanical flight and had yet to fly solo. In the early days of flight, every attempt to leave the ground held the possibility of disaster. Unpredictable mechanical failure or dangerous weather conditions were constant threats. Admirably, Foulois not only survived the assignment but also developed his skills as a pilot, introduced modifications to the aircraft, and established many new procedures along the way. Most of the Logbook of Signal Corps No. 1 was handwritten by one or more individuals in a neat, professional hand. The logbook is presented as it was originally written although certain adjustments to the format of the material as originally recorded were considered editorially felicitous. Where such format changes have been applied to assist a modern-day reader's comprehension of the author's original record, the information appears here phrased in italic type. This convention is most frequently used to express, using the author's words, what had originally been indicated only symbolically by his use of ditto marks. As is standard practice, notations made by the present editor appear as [bracketed] information. Interpolations and annotations were added to the original logbook and, judging from the handwriting, were nearly always attributable to Benjamin D. Foulois. Many of these interpolations appear to have been made, on the basis of internal evidence, within hours or days of the original entry. Others appear to have been made from months to years later, perhaps as Foulois was contemplating his memoirs. Such author interpolations are indicated here in a sans serif typeface. The author's annotations found as marginal notes in the original logbook are preceded here by the bracketed phrase, "Marginal note." In various places, words are underlined in the original text. Whether these underlinings were done contemporaneously with the writing of the text or were made later is unknown; however, the underlinings have been scrupulously retained in this text. Air Force History and Museums Program. United States Airforce.
Download or read book The Logbook of Signal Corps No 1 written by Meghan Cunningham and published by Diane Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-12-31 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Commemorative Edition in the 100th Anniversary of Flight (1903-2003) series. Signal Corps No. 1 was originally configured at College Park, MD, where the Wright Brothers plane was tested. The Logbook of Signal Corps No. 1,Ó demonstrates not only Foulois's attempt to succeed at teaching himself to fly, but also to make legislators & Army men alike recognize the the necessity of building up American aviation. Most of the Logbook was handwritten by one or more individuals in a neat, professional hand. The logbook is presented as it was originally written although certain adjustments were made to the format of the material as originally recorded. Interpolations & annotations were added to the original logbook. Photos.
Download or read book Logbook of the Signal Corps No 1 written by Meghan Cunningham and published by Defense Department. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the experiences of Benjamin D. Foulois, the pioneering, self-taught pilot of "Signal Corps No. 1", the very first airplane of the United States Army Signal Corps. Contains detailed daily logs of his flights. From the Air Force History and Museums Program, edited by Meghan Cunningham. In December 1909, 1st Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois was summoned into the office of Brig. Gen. James Allen, Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army, who told the officer that he was to become the sole flyer of the newly acquired Wright military airplane, designated "Signal Corps No. 1." Foulois was to report to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in order to assess the aircraft's military possibilities. "Take plenty of spare parts, and teach yourself to fly" was the heartening command given to the young lieutenant. Foulois had minimal exposure to heavier-than-air mechanical flight and had yet to fly solo. In the early days of flight, every attempt to leave the ground held the possibility of disaster. Unpredictable mechanical failure or dangerous weather conditions were constant threats. Admirably, Foulois not only survived the assignment but also developed his skills as a pilot, introduced modifications to the aircraft, and established many new procedures along the way, forming the foundations of modern military aviation. Note: Most of the Logbook of Signal Corps No. 1 was handwritten by one or more individuals in a neat, professional hand. The logbook is presented as it was originally written although certain adjustments to the format of the material as originally recorded were considered editorially felicitous. Where such format changes have been applied to assist a modern-day reader's comprehension of the author's original record, the information appears here phrased in italic type. -- Air Force History and Museums Program. United States Air Force.
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Download or read book The Signal Corps written by Dulany Terrett and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Signal Corps U S A in the War of the Rebellion written by Joseph Willard Brown and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Signal Corps written by Dulany Terrett and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Getting the message through A Branch History of the U S Army Signal Corps written by Rebecca Robbins Raines and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1996 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting the Message Through, the companion volume to Rebecca Robbins Raines' Signal Corps, traces the evolution of the corps from the appointment of the first signal officer on the eve of the Civil War, through its stages of growth and change, to its service in Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM. Raines highlights not only the increasingly specialized nature of warfare and the rise of sophisticated communications technology, but also such diverse missions as weather reporting and military aviation. Information dominance in the form of superior communications is considered to be sine qua non to modern warfare. As Raines ably shows, the Signal Corps--once considered by some Army officers to be of little or no military value--and the communications it provides have become integral to all aspects of military operations on modern digitized battlefields. The volume is an invaluable reference source for anyone interested in the institutional history of the branch.
Download or read book Getting the Message Through A Branch History of the U S Army Signal Corps Paperback written by Rebecca R. Raines and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 1996-06-19 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMH Pub. 30-17. Army Historical Series. Traces the history of the United States Signal Corps from its beginnings on the eve of the American Civil War through its participation in the Persian Gulf conflict during the early 1990s. Shows today's signal soldiers where their branch has been and points the way to where it is going.
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Download or read book Getting the Message Through written by Center of Center of Military History United States Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-10 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting the Message Through, the companion volume to Rebecca Robbins Raines' Signal Corps, traces the evolution of the corps from the appointment of the first signal officer on the eve of the Civil War, through its stages of growth and change, to its service in Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM. Raines highlights not only the increasingly specialized nature of warfare and the rise of sophisticated communications technology, but also such diverse missions as weather reporting and military aviation. Information dominance in the form of superior communications is considered to be sine qua non to modern warfare. As Raines ably shows, the Signal Corps-once considered by some Army officers to be of little or no military value-and the communications it provides have become integral to all aspects of military operations on modern digitized battlefields. The volume is an invaluable reference source for anyone interested in the institutional history of the branch.
Download or read book The Signal Corps written by George Raynor Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Preface: With this volume, third and last in the Signal Corps subseries, the authors close the book on the history of the Corps in World War II. They close it to the extent that they hereby complete the account as published in the UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II histories. But they hope that this volume, subtitled The Outcome, together with its predecessors, The Emergency, to Pearl Harbor Day, and The Test, to mid-1943, may open up to the military specialist, and to the general reader as well, new vistas of significance in the immense and complex scene of signal communications and electronics in World War II. The Signal Corps: The Outcome, continuing the chronological treatment generally followed throughout this subseries, depicts the entire activity of the Corps at home and overseas to V-J Day. The volume is in all respects a sequel to The Signal Corps: The Test, wherein the authors had carried the story to mid-1943. At that point in time, the Signal Corps' struggle to obtain better control over communications throughout the Army had reached a crisis in the Washington headquarters. Or rather the Corps was just subsiding, not altogether happily, from that crisis, by 1 July 1943. In the field, in North Africa, the Signal Corps had just passed its first great combat test of the war.
