Listen "Great Uncle Baz"
Episode Synopsis
With thanks to listener Sam Dawson who has such interesting relatives and to Betty Goerke, the author of a book about Baz Bagby, A Broken Propeller. I am pleased to present the story of Sam Dawson’s Great Uncle Baz.
Stunt pilot Lincoln Beachey at Niagara
The 1st Aero Squadron
Early Aerial Reconnaissance
The 88th Aero Squadron
General Billy Mitchell
The start of the Great Transcontinental Air Race
Great Uncle Baz
Images under creative commons licence with thanks to the Library of Congress, the USAAC, the USAF, the RFC, the US Army, the National Archives and SADSM.
Stunt pilot Lincoln Beachey at Niagara
The 1st Aero Squadron
Early Aerial Reconnaissance
The 88th Aero Squadron
General Billy Mitchell
The start of the Great Transcontinental Air Race
Great Uncle Baz
Images under creative commons licence with thanks to the Library of Congress, the USAAC, the USAF, the RFC, the US Army, the National Archives and SADSM.
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