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Box 1

 Container

Contains 42 Results:

U. S. Army 201 (Personnel) File; filed chronologically, 1931 - 1956

 File — Multiple Containers
Dates: 1931 - 1956
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation

Biographical Material; includes material on the Explorer's Club Night of Exploration, Dec 10, 1968, to honor the pioneers of early aviation, including CBA, 1953 - 1971

 File — Multiple Containers
Dates: 1953 - 1971
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation

Mitchell Field Controversy, 1929 - 1931

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates: 1929 - 1931
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation

"The Embattled air Reserves," article by CBA which appeared in the Oct. 1929 issue of Aero Digest; re poor conditions for Air Reserves while training at Mitchel field, summer 1929. CBA says that there is a movement on the part of "the rest of the Army to take it out on the Air Corps.", 1929

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates: 1929
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation / Mitchell Field Controversy

CBA's notes in preparation of "The Embattled Air Reserves.", 1929

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates: 1929
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation / Mitchell Field Controversy

Sky News, November 15, 1929; story of charges brought against CBA "to consider whether of not Allen has been disloyal to the service" and upcoming trial. Moved to oversize flat storage box , 1929

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates: 1929
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation / Mitchell Field Controversy

Air Corps News, November 28, 1929; "In Defense of Army Air Officers," by E.H. Holterman, Captain, Air Reserve, 1929

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates: 1929
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation / Mitchell Field Controversy

7 December 1929; minutes of a meeting of the Air Reserve Association of the 2nd Corp Area; CBA addressed the meeting about his articles; report that meeting of the Executive Committee voted to inform officers of Mitchel Field that the Association was not in sympathy with the personal remarks in CBA's article, 1929

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates: 1929
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation / Mitchell Field Controversy

10 December 1929; minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Air Reserve Association of the 2nd Corps Area; minutes of meeting not approved because they did not clarify the Executive Committee position on CBA; make it clear that the resolution "was not intended to criticize Lt. Allen as to the article in general but rather to show only that the Executive Committee was not in sympathy with Lt. Allen in his criticisms or personal remarks ... and that Lt. Allen was no writing at the request of the Association ...", 1929

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates: 1929
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation / Mitchell Field Controversy

21 December 1929; Report of the Inspector General concerning conditions at Mitchel Field, 1929

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates: 1929
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation / Mitchell Field Controversy