. . "American Air Force general" . "Thomas DeWitt Milling"@en . "1933Z"^^ . "1960-11-26Z"^^ . . "Thomas DeWitt Milling (July 31, 1887 \u2013 November 26, 1960) was a pioneer of military aviation and a brigadier general in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was the first rated pilot in the history of the United States Air Force.He received his flight training from the Wright Brothers and was awarded F\u00E9d\u00E9ration A\u00E9ronautique Internationale (FAI) pilot certificate No. 30 on July 6, 1911. Although Milling was not the first U.S. Army aviator, he was the first to receive Military Aviator Certificate No."@en . "Milling, Thomas Dewitt"@en . "1960Z"^^ . . . . . . . . "1887Z"^^ . "1887-07-31Z"^^ . "1909Z"^^ . .