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Robert P. White

Auteur van Mason Patrick and the Fight for Air Service Independence

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Robert P. White is retired from the U. S. Air Force, where he served as an Air Force historian and as Chief of Air Staff History at the Pentagon. He is the historian for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Washington, D.C.

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Mason Patrick and the Fight for Air Service… door Robert P. White
Mason Mathews Patrick (December 13, 1863 – January 29, 1942) was a general officer in the United States Army who led the United States Army Air Service during and after World War I and became the first Chief of the Army Air Corps when it was created on July 2, 1926.
In this assessment of Mason Patrick's aviation career, Robert P. White credits Patrick, and not his controversial deputy, Billy Mitchell, with ensuring the survival of the Air Service at a time when it faced critical internal and external pressures. He functioned as the true leader of the Air Service, expertly maneuvering behind the scenes and in selected public forums to ultimately ensure the creation of the Air Corps.… (meer)
 
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