An Explorer in the Air Service.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920,
First Edition. octavo, black cloth and green boards,deckle edge, t.e.g. (xiv), 260pp. Yale University Press, Item #31928
Bingham trained at the aviation school in Miami, FL during 1917, and was then assigned to Aviation Headquarters in Washington until 1918. During 1918, he was on duty with the Chief of Air Service in the A.E.F. and then in command of the Third Aviation Instruction Centre, Issoudun, returning to Headquarters in Washington until March, 1919. This book is a record of observations he made during those two years and is concerned primarily with aviation training. It also provided insight on policy making in the American Air Service. The Appendix is an Adminisration Roster of Officers on Duty at the Third Aviation Instruction Centre, A.E.F., November 24, 1918. Illustrated with drawings, maps, and numerous photographs. Very minor soiling to boards/.
Price: $45.00