On March 2nd 1910 the first military flight ever made was conducted here at Fort Sam Houston, Texas in a Wright aircraft. U.S. Army Signal Corp aircraft no. one. The flight lasted 7 1/2 minutes and burned up the air at the blazing speed of 55 miles per hour. Three more flights would be made that day by Lt. Fouloise before he crashed on the last flight when a fuel line broke and he lost power.
San Antonio was chosen for the permanant station of the new air section of the Signal Corps because of the year round good weather. From this puny little start came the most powerful air force the world has ever known.
First military flight
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Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"
proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
great great grandson of a War of 1812 veteran
great great great grandson of 2 American Revolutionary war veterans