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In 1917, the new proving ground was designated Langley Field for one of America's early air pioneers, Samuel Pierpont Langley. Langley had first made tests with his manned heavier-than-air craft, launched from a houseboat catapult, in 1903. His first attempts failed. He died in 1906, shortly before a rebuilt version of his craft soared into the ...
The Langley Research Center (LaRC or NASA Langley), located in Hampton, Virginia near the Chesapeake Bay front of Langley Air Force Base, is the oldest of NASA's field centers. [1] LaRC has focused primarily on aeronautical research but has also tested space hardware such as the Apollo Lunar Module .
The 1st Search Attack Group was a United States Army Air Forces unit that served during World War II.Its last assignment was with First Air Force.It was based at Langley Field, Virginia throughout its existence, and equipped with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Douglas B-18 Bolo, and Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft.
The wing was organized in 1919 at Langley Field, Virginia and assumed control of all Air Service units on the Atlantic Coast. [3] It was inactivated at Langley in 1921 and most of its personnel were assigned to Air Park No.3. [3] It was reactivated the following year and conducted mostly bombardment operations. [4]
Herbert Lee Stoddard (February 24, 1889 – November 15, 1970) [1] was an American naturalist, conservationist, forester, wildlife biologist, ecologist, ornithologist, taxidermist, and author. [2] In the 20th century he earned a reputation for being one of the American Southeast's most prominent conservationists [ 3 ] and a pioneering forest ...
Peter Scott Medal from the British Naturalists' Association (1998) [1] Christopher Cadbury Medal from the Royal Society for Nature Conservation. [1] In 2008 the British Naturalists' Association instituted a Richard Fitter Memorial Medal which is awarded annually to an individual who is a dedicated active field naturalist. [7]
Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club; E. Estonian Naturalists' Society; L. Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists Club; M. Moscow Society of Naturalists; P.
He later gained a doctorate in comparative bird studies, so becoming one of the first field naturalists to also be a trained scientist. In 1938, he married Margaret Gibson-Hill, herself a writer, with whom he had two sons and one daughter. From 1936 to 1948, he was a teacher and university lecturer.