An Explorer in the Air Service


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Explorer Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, as recounted in his book Inca Lands, now released on LibriVox at http://librivox.org/inca-lands-by-hiram-bingham/. In 1917, he became an aviator and organized the United States Schools of Military Aeronautics at eight universities to provide ground school training for aviation cadets, and then in Issoudun, France, Bingham commanded the primary Air Service flying school. He became a supporter of the Air Service in their post-war quest for independence from the Army and supported that effort, in part, with the publication of this book of his wartime experiences published in 1920 by Yale University Press. (Summary by Wikipedia and ToddHW) (7 hr 41 min)

Chapters

00 - PREFACE 6:38 Read by asterix
01 - FIRST FLIGHTS 18:49 Read by asterix
02 - TORONTO AND THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS 15:56 Read by asterix
03 - WAR FEVER IN WASHINGTON 15:59 Read by Robin Cotter
04 - ORGANIZING THE SCHOOLS OF MILITARY AERONAUTICS 28:21 Read by asterix
05 - SELECTING THE FITTEST 18:46 Read by asterix
06 - THE PERSONNEL OFFICE IN WASHINGTON 30:09 Read by asterix
07 - OVERSEAS 12:53 Read by asterix
08 - THE DISADVANTAGES OF BEING A PILOT 24:34 Read by asterix
09 - THE PERSONNEL OFFICE IN TOURS 25:24 Read by Sacha Chander
10 - A FEW HOURS AT THE FRONT 15:23 Read by asterix
11 - THE THIRD AVIATION INSTRUCTION CENTRE 19:42 Read by asterix
12 - TRAINING AVIATORS 32:34 Read by asterix
13 - ADVANCED TRAINING FOR PURSUIT PILOTS, Part 1 26:52 Read by asterix
14 - ADVANCED TRAINING FOR PURSUIT PILOTS, Part 2 26:10 Read by asterix
15 - OBSERVATION AND NIGHT PURSUIT 18:12 Read by asterix
16 - THE "PLANE NEWS" 23:29 Read by asterix
17 - THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 16:11 Read by asterix
18 - IMPORTANT ACCESSORIES 32:41 Read by asterix
19 - SHOULD THE GENERAL STAFF CONTROL THE AIR SERVICE? 27:12 Read by asterix
20 - THE FUTURE OF AVIATION 25:31 Read by asterix