A Preliminary to War: The 1st Aero Squadron and the Mexican Punitive Expedition of 1916

by Roger G. Miller and U.S. Air Force History and Museums Program

On March 15, 1916, the 1st Aero Squadron arrived at Columbus, New Mexico, its train steaming into the crowded, chaotic town at 9:15 in the morning. Led by Capt. Benjamin D. Foulois, a lantern-jawed, bantam-weight former enlisted man, the squadron included eleven officers, eighty-two enlisted men, and one civilian technician. Under Foulois's direction, the men unloaded an automobile, six motorcycles, and twelve motor trucks, vehicles rare in 1916 New...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477546049
• ISBN13: 9781477546048
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"