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OCTOBER IN THE AAf
BEFORE DECEMBER 7. 1941
1909, OCT. 26: First Arrnv man to solo the Arm v's
first plane is Lt. F. E. I Iurnphreys after three hours'
pilot instruction by \Vilbnr \Vright.
1911, OCT. 10: Riley E. Scott bombsight and drop.
ping device tested.
1911, OCT. 14; Air strength: 6 officers, :; airplanes, 3
captive balloons.
1912. OCT 9: First competition for Mackav Trophy
is won bv Lt. II. II. Arnold.
1914. OCT. 8, Official American one-man altitude
record of 16.791\ feet is set by Capt. II. LcR. Muller.
1916. OCT 27: For fiscal year 1918. Chief Signal
Officer asks for enlisted strength of 3,320 for 10 aero
squadrons, 6 observation balloon companies, a proving
ground and necessary schools. .
1917. OCT. 21: 12 cylinder Libertv engine first flown.
1918. OCT 9: 32 tons of bombs dropped during
Meuse-Arzouue offensive in record concentration of
air forces 'to date. More than 250 bombers and 100
pursuit planes participate.
lJlS, OCT. I~: Oxygcn tanks ordered carried on all
American flights over enemy lines. American Air
Service cngages in its first night fighting.
1919, OCT. 4: Official world 2-man altitude record of
31.1\21 feet is established hy Maj. "Shorty" Schroeder
and Lt. G. K Elfrev,
1922. OCT. 6: Unofficial world duration record is
established I>\"Lts. Macrcadv and Kellv, Established
time: 35:18:-'0. . .
1922, OCT 13: Libcrtv Engine Trophy Race is won
bv Lt. T. J. Koenig. Speed: 128.8 mph over 257.7.
m ilc course.
1922, OCT 14: Pulitzer Trophv Race is won hy Lt.
R. L. Maughan. Speed: 20:;.8 mph, 250 km course.
1922. OCT. 18: World's speed record of 222.96 mph
for I kill is set bv Brig. Gen. \\'m. E. :\litchell.
1923. OCT 3-6' \\'illiam 1\litC'hell Trophy Race won
by Capt. B. E. Skeel. Speed: 146.44 mph.
/924. OCT. 2-4: Jolin L. Mitchell Trophv Race won
by Lt. C. Bettis. Speed: 175.41 mph, 200 krn course.
1925. OCT. 8-10: New world speed records of 249.342
mph for 100 km, and 248.975 mph for 200 kill set.
1927, OCT. 12: Wright Field formally dedicated.
1928. OCT, 19: Six-man machine gun team parachutes
from 6-airplane formation, sets up in 3 minutes.
1938, OCT. 26: 350 mph average speed achieved by
new Army pursuit plane. Lt. B. S. Kelscv, pilot.
1940, OCT. 25: l\Iaj. Gcn. II. II. Arnold designated
Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Air.
1941, OCT. 23: Increase in AAF expansion program
from 54 to 84 combat groups is announced.
1941, OCT. 30: B.H carrying members of Harriman
Mission circles globe. 14.700 miles in elapsed time
of 17 days.
AIR FORCE each month will present in this section new
titles on aviation subjects which arc available to AAF per.
sonnel through the AAF Field Technical Librarv Service,
which provides for technical libraries at ;111 major iustall.rtionx.
These book list.s, compiled b~' Al\F Headquarters
Libr.irv. supplement the Selected Bibliogr.iplu of Aviation
appearing in The Official Cuidc to the Army Air Forces.
J\irCT.1ft YC.1rhnok. "'\. Y ... vcronaut ic.rl Clram hcr of Commerce of
Amcr icn, 19-H. Vol, 26. The l:Jtcst voluun- of the oldest vcarbook
in the field of ncron.mtics. .
AYLI:\C. KEITII. J)omharc!lllcllt AI'iation. llarrisIJllr~. Pa .. :\Iilitar\'
SCr\icc. I (H-f. _\11 account of thc havic t hcorv of air w.uf.m-.
AYLI:\C. KJ:ITIL Bomhcrs. N. Y .. Cr()\\'l'IJ. 1944 .. \11 .m.ilvsis of
cl:l"cs .md tvpcs of bombcrs. both .\llied .mcl cncmv. of th'is w.n.
DO:\D. J)O:\.\I.D s. R)(lio Directio/i Filld~'rs. :\'. Y., :\ lcCr.nv-Hill ,
1944. A guidcbook to this spcci.rl field.
C\HLISl.l:. xo n vr.vx v. Illmtr;Ited lhiiltioll EIJ('I'clol'cdi:J: N. Y ..
:\'C\l' l Iomc Libr.rrv. 19.H. .\ popul.rr. elJ(.\'clopulic prc-cnt.r
t iou of simple acron.rut ir.il bets.
FLIGIIT I'RJ:I'.\R.\TIO:\ '11\.\1:\1:\(; SIRIJ:S. ,\ir '-:;l\'i~iltiOIl. Part FOllr.
X;l\ii;atir)JJ IlIstrll1l1ellls. :\'. Y .. :\IcCr;I\\'.llilJ. 1r)H. Another
in thc serics of nil\'ig;ltioll text- prl'j);ncd uuckr the supervision
of thc .vvi.rt ion Tr;lillillg Divixion, OtTicc of tl«: Chid of Nil\';J!
Operations.
GOOD\n:\. II.\! .. Acri;11 \\';nfare. thc Ston of tl".' i\crfJl'l;lllc as ;1
\\'C:I/lOIL :\. Y .. :\'C\l Horne Libr.irv, I'H'). T;letic's .n«] tech.
niqllcs of toclavx air w:rr.
GlIIlTITIlS. IL\IWi.D. ,\"'thell1atics for ,\ircr;dt Enginc j\1cc1I;wics.
:\'. Y .. :\lcCril\\,IlilJ. I(H4. I'r;letica] avint ion m.rt lu-mut ic-, or.
g;mi/ul .mrl prcscutcc] throllgh C\Cr\d;I\' jobs.
IL\RIUSO:\. RICIL\IU) D. Look at thc "'mld. the Fortllllc Atbs fm
"'orld Str;Jfcg\. :\'. Y .. Knopf. ]C)-f-f. .\11 .iir uundc.l atlas with
full-color. l:ngcscJ!c m'lps.
norr.u. DO:\.\LIl. Cilpl:iill Hetrcad. :\'. Y .. :'\ortOll. ],H4. 'l'h«
pcrson»] n.irr.it ivc of all A.\I-' oiTicer of two w.u».
L\:\CL\I'IJ:SCIII:. \\Ol.lC\:\C. Stick ;llId 1\1Iddcr. ;111 F'l'lall;Itioll of
thc ;\rt of Fllillg. :\'. Y .. \\ -hittlese\ l louxc, J ')H. .\ textbook
.iinu«! at tho «: who will bc iutcrc-tc«! ill lc.unnu; 110\1' to operate
their 0\1'11 light pl.uics .if tcr the \I';If.
Ll:Y. "'ILLY. Hodcts. thc 1'IItmc 01 Tr:!"cl bc,olld tllc Str;Jfo-
.sl'llCrc. :\'. Y .. \'ibllg. I'H4 .. \ prcclict iou of ~\h;lt rocket ships
111;/' lll;lkc pOlsible ill .Iobr cxplor.itiou.
J\I\C\\'IIY. c. B. I. TIle Ilclic0l'krs '\'L' COlilillg. :-\. Y., \\'hittle-
.IC'\' I lou,«. 194-1. The pot cnt i.tlit ic-, of rot.u, .urcr.rtt ,
1\1\:\:\. C.\I{L. l\ir I1cr;rleln'. N. Y.. Rolxrt :\IcBriclc. 1944. The
r.ipidlv cxp.mclius; \\eJlth of ,\\F illSigllia.
J\ICl:\TOSlI. COLl:\ II: LOllg-Rallgc Fligllt. 0:. Y .. :\IcCI:l\\' IIJlJ.
I (H4. A piouccr title ill a field of illLTC;lsillg import.uuc.
IIIIKSClII:. 11.1\111:\\:\]) o. Is Bmll;,ill!~ Dcci.silc:. II Stllch- ill tile
Orglllli/atioll :1I1e1Tletied 1':lIll"()\IlICIIt of .\ !OciLTII .\;r Flcets.
:\. Y .. :\'ortoll. I'H') .. \11 hl!;lis!l public.it ron which has rc
cc ntlv been m.rdc .iv.ul.rb!« ill tllis COlllltn'.
1'.\1 IllCi i. J.\\ILS. amI SCllllI(. 11.\1'1" ,\ir '\';l\i'_;:Jf;OII .\I:rde 1':;1".
:\'. Y .. :\ IcC!:l\\ I I ill. ] ')H. 'lh« b;lsic Clellll'ltlS of .iir pilot iu.;
.md clc.«] rcckollillg lIa\'igatioll.
I\.\IS/. J:J(\\'l:\. Arbs of ClolJ:lI Ce'!g'"l'll\'. :\. Y .. I l.upcr , J cH4.
\\orlel lllilpS .SlIppIc-IIIC'lItcd In' gcogr;lpllic;JI bcts.
svur n. c. CL01-TI(LY. GllS Tmbillcs llllel Jet l'rol'lds;OIl for ""cr;dt.
:\' Y,. ,\crosphLTc. Ir)-f-1. hlst publivlu«! III Lourlou. t lu-,
prcscllts the historical dc,cloplllCllt of jet PIOPlllslOIL
'1IiO\L\S. RO\\'.\:\ 'I. Borll ill Ibtt1c. IZollllel tt«: \\ mid ,\,!I'CllrllrCS
of thc 51 ')t1l BOIII/);ncllllcllt S'1lllldroll. Plul.nlclph i:r. \\'IIlStOIl.
I (H4. The corortul rccord of this SqlJ:IClrOIl'S v.ur.d C"pcrICIICCS.
\\ILU:\SO:\. 1'.\111. II. ,\ncr;dt Ellgillcs of tllC \\ oriel. :\. Y .. 1';1IJ1
II. \\'ilkillSoll. 19--14. The rc\i,,'c! cclit ion of a hasic .urcr.rft
cllgillC cncvclopccli.r.
"'YC\:\, LI1C.\1\ J. BOlII),crs i\crO.\). 0:. Y .. Lllttoll. J 'H4 .. \ 1l;11.
r.it iv« prcselltatioll of the work of t lu: .\TC ill sl'l'l'lhllg pLtIlCS
.md sllpl'hcs to the combat JIIC"IS.. :'::
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