Lieutenant Foulois discusses early aviation

The transcript recounts the early days of the U.S. Air Force from December 1909 to March 1911, highlighting the limited personnel and resources. It describes the challenges of securing government funding for aviation and the self-directed flight training undertaken by the narrator at Fort Sam Houston. The narrator shares experiences of early flight attempts, including both successes and failures, and details the unique learning process through correspondence with the Wright brothers.

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