[Rarebooks] fs: Important early U.S. Air Force

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(No. 7533 )  [Committee on Military Affairs, U. S. House of Representatives,
John C. McKenzie, Chairman]. AIR SERVICE UNIFICATION: HEARING BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SIXTY-EIGHTH
CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION ON H. R. 10147 AND H. R. 12285
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1925. First printing, Wrappers,
Octavo, iv, 413 pages. Good.
      Scarce transcript of these hearings on two House bills, held January
8, 1925 to February 17, 1925 "to create a department of aeronautics,
defining the powers and duties of the secretary thereof, providing for the
organization, disposition, and administration of a United States Air Force,
and providing for the development of civil and commercial aviation, the
regulation of air navigation, and for other purposes." Billy Mitchell, then
a General and Assistant Chief of the Army Air Service, gives much of the
testimony. It had been a year and a half since his famous naval bombing
demonstration off the Outer Banks. Testimony from other notables such as Lt.
Commander Robert E. Byrd, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Maj. Gen. John A.
Lejune; Maj. Edward V. Rickenbacker, and Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. is
also included. Crucial document relating to the organization of military and
civilian aviation services in the United States. Bound in plain brown
printed wrappers over stapled binding. Covers have some browning along spine
and edges, corner creases, short separations along joint extremities, prior
ownership name and department in light crayon on front cover. Title page has
a closed 3/4" tear at top edge and some evidence of a label or sticker
removal along inner margin. Binding remains sound. Contents fine.    $125.00
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