Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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Page 223
... squadron's train and furnished ten days ' rations . The squadron reached Columbus in the mid- dle of the morning on March 15. One airplane was at once assembled and sent aloft on a twelve - minute test flight . The remaining airplanes ...
... squadron's train and furnished ten days ' rations . The squadron reached Columbus in the mid- dle of the morning on March 15. One airplane was at once assembled and sent aloft on a twelve - minute test flight . The remaining airplanes ...
Page 316
... squadron , with its portable machine shop and soldier - mechanics , was the only organization then at Columbus that could make the neces- sary changes in the chassis and assemble the wagon bodies . The aero squadron soldiers worked ...
... squadron , with its portable machine shop and soldier - mechanics , was the only organization then at Columbus that could make the neces- sary changes in the chassis and assemble the wagon bodies . The aero squadron soldiers worked ...
Page 317
... squadron to salvage what- ever they could from the wreck was fired on by unidentified Mexicans and was forced to return . The next day a stronger party was sent , prepared to fight if necessary . This time there was no opposition , and ...
... squadron to salvage what- ever they could from the wreck was fired on by unidentified Mexicans and was forced to return . The next day a stronger party was sent , prepared to fight if necessary . This time there was no opposition , and ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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