In 1914, the U.S. Navy established its first air station in
Pensacola, Florida. Two years later, the U.S. Army, after training
its pilots in the skies of Texas, conducted its first combat
flights. In the decades that followed and through World War II, the
Gulf South welcomed over two hundred air bases and Naval air
stations. By the close of the twentieth century these installations
had fostered critical advances in pilot training, producing many of
the most acclaimed military personnel to take to the skies. Vincent
P. Caire's authoritative and inspiring photographic survey
recognizes Gulf South aviation heroes like Brig. Gen. Claire
Chennault and honors the role of key southern military air
facilities like Eglin and Maxwell Air Force bases. For more than a
hundred years, the Gulf South- defined here as Florida, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas- has supported
advancement in every branch of military aviation, contributing both
technical prowess and fearless pilots to U.S. forces. Through many
never-before-published photographs and an informative text,
Military Aviation in the Gulf South celebrates these achievements,
including the massive expansion of aviation in World War II,
establishment of training facilities for officers- including
Hollywood stars and the Tuskegee airmen- and commissioning of the
U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron. Caire's
comprehensive history also highlights innovation- such as the
designs of Lt. Harold L. Clark for Randolph Air Force Base- and
sacrifice, like that of World War I pilot 2nd Lt. Samuel Keesler,
the namesake of the Biloxi, Mississippi, base. For generations of
servicemen and women, their families, and the local civilian
communities that support them, Military Aviation in the Gulf South
pays tribute to the enduring impact of the region's aviation
programs on America's security and the defense of freedom
worldwide.
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