Signed by Alan R. Hawley and Augustus Post Contributed by Tom Hood, 9-1-10 |
About the autograph. I know it is to my father since I did discover that it was to Gordon K. Hood Jr. but the "Jr" is nearly invisible today but can be detected. |
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"Contains a letter from Gordon Hood, Syracuse Air Show (20 August 1936) regarding public demonstration of the autogiros." To access the page , just click on the title above. |
"Because of a lack of military pilots in 1917, the U.S. Army Air Service relied on civilian pilots to help train cadets. Civilian pilots often had mor flight experience than military aviators. During the war, Ellingon Field had seven civilian instructors: W.F. Sullivan, H.B. Crewdson, E.W. Cleveland, G.K. Hood, W.A. Pack, O.W. Hoover, and E.H. Lee. Upon graduation, a flight cadet would be christened a military aviator. After graduation, an aviator was shipped to Europe for more training and assignment to a combat squadron." To access the page , just click on the title above. |
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