Byron Q. Jones
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Byron Quinby Jones was a pioneer aviator. In 1915 he set two flight duration records, one for aviator alone with a flight time of eight hours and fifty-three minutes on January 15th, and one for aviator and two passengers with a flight time of seven hours and five minutes on March 12th, both in San Diego. He was Selfridge Air National Guard Base's first base commander
. He was also the first army pilot to stall and loop an aircraft without crashing and, with Thomas D. Milling
, participated in the first army combat aerial reconnaissance mission.
Base commander
The base commander is the officer assigned to command a military base. In the United States armed forces, a base commander is generally an O-6 grade officer, meaning Colonel or Captain . A base commander may be a higher or lower rank, however, depending on the installation. In the US Army, a base...
. He was also the first army pilot to stall and loop an aircraft without crashing and, with Thomas D. Milling
Thomas D. Milling
Thomas DeWitt Milling was a pioneer of military aviation and a brigadier general in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was the first rated pilot in the history of the United States Air Force....
, participated in the first army combat aerial reconnaissance mission.