Billy Mitchell, the father of the U.S. Air Force, after his death, the U.S. Air Force became the ...
In 1916, at the late age of 38, he became an airline pilot and flew to Europe immediately after the United States entered World War I.
He also held the record for the first American soldier to cross enemy territory by airplane.
He was none other than Billy Mitchell.
"One day, the U.S. Air Force will become a separate branch of the military, just like the Army and Navy."
Because of this assertion, he was subject to repression by both the U.S. Army and Navy leadership.
On July 21, 1921, Billy Mitchell demonstrated the sinking of a battleship by bombing with an aircraft,
in the presence of the U.S. Army and Navy leadership.
"The Air Force can sink any battleship in existence!"
Billy Mitchell showed everyone that aircraft could sink battleships.
However, the existing hegemonic powers of the U.S. Army and Navy
had nothing but intentions to bury Billy Mitchell from then on.
So, the U.S. Army and Navy lobbied,
and the budget for the U.S. Army Air Corps was drastically cut.
Then, in September 1925,
when the U.S. Navy airship Shenandoah crashed due to bad weather,
Billy Mitchell called a press conference and fiercely criticized the U.S. military leadership.
Billy Mitchell's actions enraged not only the U.S. military leadership but also the President.
Finally, on October 25, 1925,
Billy Mitchell was brought before a court-martial.
Among the judges who tried Billy Mitchell was the famous General MacArthur.
MacArthur voted to acquit Billy Mitchell,
but ultimately, Billy Mitchell was sentenced to death. He was convicted and discharged from the military.
And then, in 1936, Billy Mitchell died.
Ironically, after Billy Mitchell passed away,
everything he had advocated for in his lifetime began to come true all at once...
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