The Spirit Of Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

Following World War II, many Air service flyers supported the idea of having a separate air arm, but there were those who doubted whether an airplane was capable of sinking a battleship or not. Mitchell believed that the United States air power was capable of defending the nation’s coast, and proved him-self in 1921, when he sunk three German naval vessels in an attempt to prove his point.

B. Mitchell dies on February 19, 1936

The Spirit of Billy Mitchell

Many people used to believe undoubtedly that having a separate Air Service would not be a very beneficial formation, but there were also many people who did think that a separate air service would be a great advantage to the United States. In the fall of 1921,

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After the crash of a naval seaplane and the destruction of the U.S. Navy dirigible Shenandoah in September of 1925, Mitchell took immediate action, dropping the biggest bomb of his career, a six thousand word statement saying that these incidents were the “result of in competency, criminal negligence, and the almost treasonable negligence of our national defense by the war and Navy departments”. He ended his denunciation by saying that “ I can stand by no longer and see the disgusting performances…at the expense of our people, and the delusions of the American public. (Source #1, pg. 2)

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