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From: Jeff Cook <jcook@his.com>
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Gene Whitt wrote:
> The results convinced, General Hap Arnold the commander of the Air Force, to open an Instrument School just for
> instructors. Col. Duckworth became the commander of the base and its program.


Though there isn't much info online, this Hap Arnold was very prominent
in the earliest military aviation at College Park Airport, MD,  "The
World's Oldest Continually Operated Airport":
http://www.avdigest.com/collpark/collpark.html . Arnold seems to have
also made the first "mile high" flight from this airport. There is also
a CAP headquartes on the field that bears his name. College Park is just
a couple miles northeast of Washington, DC (next to Univ of MD) and is
where the Wright brothers gave the first military flight training. Many
more firsts at this tiny strip, and a brand new museum onsite.

-- 
Jeff Cook
jcook@his.com
Washington DC area
