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1928
February 3 At Wright Field, Ohio, Lieutenant H. A. Sutton receives a Mackay Trophy for his work testing spin characteristics of aircraft to improve aviation safety.
February 15 In Washington, D. C.,
President Calvin Coolidge authorizes construction of a new Army Air Corps training facility at San Antonio, Texas. This is an innovative circular design allowing squadrons to fly, train, and work close to each other in different quadrants of the housing circle and is subsequently christened Randolph Field.
MARCH 1—9 A Loening OL amphibian piloted by Lieutenants Burnie R. Dallas and Beckwith Havens makes the first transcontinental flight of an amphibious aircraft; they complete their task in 32 hours and 45 minutes.
MAY 12 At Bolling Field, Washington, D. C., a pair of Boeing PW-9 pursuit aircraft piloted by Lieutenants R. W. Douglas and J. E. Parker set a distance record for fighter aircraft after arriving from France Field, Panama Canal Zone.
Over Florida, Army Air Corps lieutenant Julian S. Dexter finishes a two-month mapping mission photographing 65,000 square miles of the Everglades.
June 9 At Langley Field, Virginia, Lieutenant Earle Partridge wins his third consecutive Army Air Corps aerial gunnery match.
June 15 An Air Corps blimp flown by Lieutenants Karl S. Axtater and Edward H. White delivers a mail satchel to the clerk of a moving train, thereby completing the first aircraft-to-train mail transfer.
June 16 Over Wright Field, Ohio, a new supercharger allows improved engine performance at altitudes of up to 30,000 feet. Previously, aircraft engines were susceptible to power loss owing to the thinness of the air.
June 28 Langley Field, Virginia, is ordered to serve as an experimental air station for developing new aircraft and technologies.
June 30—July 1 In Detroit, Michigan, Captain W. E. Kepner and Lieutenant W. O. Eareckson win the Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race. The distance covered is 460 miles; this is the third consecutive victory by American aircrews.
AUGUST 18 Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, is turned over to the Army by city officials and quickly establishes itself as a leading aviation center.
October 10 At Wright Field, Ohio, Captains St. Clair Streett and A. W. Stevens set a world’s record for aircraft with more than one person in flight by climbing to an altitude of 37,854 feet.