Anger breeds anger. Colonel William Mitchell, former Assistant Chief of the Army Air Service was angry and spoke his mind. The War Department heard his words and grew angry. Reports had it that he would be court-martialed or at least severely reprimanded.
Aroused by the loss of the PN9 No. 1 plane flying to Hawaii and the wreck of the Shenandoah, following in short order one on the other, he issued a lengthy statement saying: "I hope that every American will hear it." The War Department certainly did. Exerpts:
"These accidents are the...
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