Aeronautics: Standstill

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The man responsible for the standstill order was Major-General Benjamin D. Foulois, Chief of Air Corps. President Roosevelt had commanded an end to Army airmail deaths and the only way to execute that command was to keep flyers out of the air until conditions could...

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