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An Explorer in the Air Service
by Hiram Bingham (1875 - 1956)
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)
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Total running time: 7:41:26
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Book Coordinator: ToddHW
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- 00 - PREFACE – 00:06:38
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Read by asterix - 01 - FIRST FLIGHTS – 00:18:49
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Read by asterix - 02 - TORONTO AND THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS – 00:15:56
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Read by asterix - 03 - WAR FEVER IN WASHINGTON – 00:15:59
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Read by Robin Cotter - 04 - ORGANIZING THE SCHOOLS OF MILITARY AERONAUTICS – 00:28:21
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Read by asterix - 05 - SELECTING THE FITTEST – 00:18:46
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Read by asterix - 06 - THE PERSONNEL OFFICE IN WASHINGTON – 00:30:09
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Read by asterix - 07 - OVERSEAS – 00:12:53
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Read by asterix - 08 - THE DISADVANTAGES OF BEING A PILOT – 00:24:34
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Read by asterix - 09 - THE PERSONNEL OFFICE IN TOURS – 00:25:24
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Read by Sacha Chander - 10 - A FEW HOURS AT THE FRONT – 00:15:23
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Read by asterix - 11 - THE THIRD AVIATION INSTRUCTION CENTRE – 00:19:42
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Read by asterix - 12 - TRAINING AVIATORS – 00:32:34
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Read by asterix - 13 - ADVANCED TRAINING FOR PURSUIT PILOTS, Part 1 – 00:26:52
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Read by asterix - 14 - ADVANCED TRAINING FOR PURSUIT PILOTS, Part 2 – 00:26:10
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Read by asterix - 15 - OBSERVATION AND NIGHT PURSUIT – 00:18:12
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Read by asterix - 16 - THE PLANE – 00:23:29
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Read by asterix - 17 - THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT – 00:16:11
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Read by asterix - 18 - IMPORTANT ACCESSORIES – 00:32:41
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Read by asterix - 19 - SHOULD THE GENERAL STAFF CONTROL THE AIR SERVICE? – 00:27:12
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Read by asterix - 20 - THE FUTURE OF AVIATION – 00:25:31
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Cataloged on November 19, 2012













