Airplanes at Fort Sill Courtesy of army.mil
Fort Sill: Birthplace of Army aviation
Debi DeSilver Managing Editor
Fort Sill’s 1st Aero Squadron took off from Columbus, New Mexico, late in the afternoon on March 19, 1916, to participate in Brig. Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing’s Mexican Punitive Expedition, ordered by President Woodrow Wilson.
Thursday, December 9, 2021