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The first '''Naval flight school''' in Pensacola was established on [[January 20]], [[1914]], when a detachment of nine officers and 23 men were transferred from Annapolis to Pensacola upon the recommendation of Captain [[W. I Chambers]].
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[[Image:NavalOfficers1914.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The first Naval Aviation officers at Pensacola were (from left to right): Lieutenant [[V. D. Herbster]], Lieutenant [[W. M. McIlvain]], Lieutenant [[P. N. L. Bellinger]], Lieutenant [[R. C. Saufley]], Lieutenant [[J. H. Towers]], Lieutenant Commander [[H. C. Mustin]], Lieutenant (Army) [[B. L. Smith]], Ensign [[G. de C. Chevalier]], and Ensign [[M. L. Stolz]].]]
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The '''Naval Aeronautic Station''' was a predecessor to the modern [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]]. It was established on [[January 20]], [[1914]], when a detachment of nine officers and 23 men were transferred from Annapolis to the abandoned [[Pensacola Navy Yard]] upon the recommendation of Captain [[W. I Chambers]].
  
Under the leadership of Lieutenant [[John H. Towers]], the flight school was in operation the next month.
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The flight school was operational by February.
  
 
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==References==
 
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Jack Sweetman. ''American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present''. Naval Institute Press, 2002.  
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*Jack Sweetman. ''American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present''. Naval Institute Press, 2002.  
 
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==Other images==
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<gallery widths="150" perrow="3">
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Image:TemporaryHangars1914.jpg|Tents served as temporary hangars when the flight school was established
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Image:ExperimentalSeaplane1914.jpg|An experimental 60hp Wright seaplane
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Image:NavalFlightSchool1914.jpg|Planes and buildings at the flight school
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 20 January 2009

The first Naval Aviation officers at Pensacola were (from left to right): Lieutenant V. D. Herbster, Lieutenant W. M. McIlvain, Lieutenant P. N. L. Bellinger, Lieutenant R. C. Saufley, Lieutenant J. H. Towers, Lieutenant Commander H. C. Mustin, Lieutenant (Army) B. L. Smith, Ensign G. de C. Chevalier, and Ensign M. L. Stolz.

The Naval Aeronautic Station was a predecessor to the modern Naval Air Station Pensacola. It was established on January 20, 1914, when a detachment of nine officers and 23 men were transferred from Annapolis to the abandoned Pensacola Navy Yard upon the recommendation of Captain W. I Chambers.

The flight school was operational by February.

References[edit]

  • Jack Sweetman. American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present. Naval Institute Press, 2002.

Other images[edit]