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The Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps (1907–1914) was the first heavier-than-air military aviation organization in history and the progenitor of the United States Air Force. A component of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, the Aeronautical Division procured the first powered military aircraft in 1909, created schools to train its aviators, and initiated a rating system for pilot qualifications. It organized and deployed the first permanent American aviation unit, the 1st Aero Squadron, in 1913.

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rdfs:comment	The Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps (1907–1914) was the first heavier-than-air military aviation organization in history and the progenitor of the United States Air Force. A component of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, the Aeronautical Division procured the first powered military aircraft in 1909, created schools to train its aviators, and initiated a rating system for pilot qualifications. It organized and deployed the first permanent American aviation unit, the 1st Aero Squadron, in 1913.
foaf:name	Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps
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active years end year	0001-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	0001-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
command structure	United States Army
country	United States
military branch	U.S. Army Signal Corps
military unit size	(1913) 18 pilots, 100 support personnel 31 total airplanes 1909–1914
role	Aerial reconnaissance Flying instruction
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wright_Military_Flyer_arrives_at_Fort_Myer_VA_DA-SD-05-00659.JPEG?width=300
is employer of	Hazelhurst, Leighton W.
is military branch of	Arnold, Henry H. Brereton, Lewis H. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois Beck, Paul W. Burge, Vernon
is military unit of	Selfridge, Thomas Etholen Francis Warrington Gillet

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