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Commemorating the first military flight at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
March 01, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news:

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March 2 marks a monumental day in the legacy of aviation. On that day, 114 years ago, a young Army lieutenant named Benjamin Foulois made history when he piloted the Army's first aircraft, Signal Corps Aircraft No. 1, over Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

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