Charles deForest Chandler
- Charles deForest Chandler
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Captain Charles Chandler (with prototype Lewis Gun) and Lt. Roy Kirtland in a
Wright Model B Flyer after the first successful firing of a machine-gun from an aeroplane in June 1912.
Colonel Charles deForest Chandler (December 24, 1878 – May 18, 1939) was an American military aviator, and the first head of the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps that later became the United States Air Force.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Chandler, Charles deForest |
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| Short description |
American aviator |
| Date of birth |
December 24, 1878 |
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| Date of death |
May 18, 1939 |
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Categories:
- 1878 births
- 1939 deaths
- American aviators
- Aerial warfare pioneers
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- United States Army officers
- United States Air Force officers
- American military personnel of World War I
- United States Air Force personnel stubs
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