From the Wright Brothers to the Astronauts: The Memoirs of Major General Benjamin D. Foulois

xi, 306 pp. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois (December 9, 1879[1] – April 25, 1967) was a United States Army general who learned to fly the first military planes purchased from the Wright brothers. He became the first military aviator as an airship pilot, and achieved numerous other military aviation "firsts". He led strategic development of the Air Force in the United States.--Wikipedia