Maj Lawrence W. McIntosh

Reliving the foundation of US Air Force R&D/Acquisition at McCook Field in/after World War I. Tweeting events on the dates they occurred 100 years ago, 1917+

[Maj Lawrence W. McIntosh @McCookField]

I’m Maj Lawrence W McIntosh, new (Dec 1922) commander of McCook Field
1908 @WestPoint_USMA grad (9th in class!), cavalry vet, pilot, former cmdr of Selfridge, Ellington, & Wilbur Wright Fields. Deputy here since 1919. I’ll pick up where Maj Bane left off
@AFResearchLab @AFLCMCHO

[Maj Lawrence W. McIntosh @McCookField]

#OTD 3 Sept 1923: come down to McCook Field for our Air Carnival! Only 50¢ for adults & 25¢ for kids. Aerial exhibits & ground displays! @AFLCMCofficial @AFResearchLab @WrightPattAFB @AFLCMCHO

[Maj Lawrence W. McIntosh @McCookField]

1 Aug 1923: this happened today here, though this story looks a little ahead @100YearsAgoLive

[Maj Lawrence W. McIntosh @McCookField]

Gen Mason Patrick, head of the Army Air Service and my boss is in the 3rd row, 3rd from left.

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March 2, 1923: Secretary of War John Weeks (third left) and the department's top staff officers, including Army Chief of Staff Gen. John Pershing (second left).

[Maj Lawrence W. McIntosh @McCookField]

9/9 Hallett (R, with Bane) left Air Service Dec 1922 to avoid Army req to deploy overseas every 4 years. Is going to work for Charles Kettering & General Motors Research Inst here in Dayton. Great loss. Replaced by ET Jones (2nd pic) as Power Plant chief. @DrMikeGregg @mikeheil

[Maj Lawrence W. McIntosh @McCookField]

1/25/1923 I was remiss in not acknowledging the resignation of Maj George Hallett from McCook Field, head of our Power Plant Section, last month. A thread 1/9 @AFResearchLab @AFLCMCHO @AFLCMCofficial @DrMikeGregg @mikeheil

[Maj Lawrence W. McIntosh @McCookField]

8/9 he also was instrumental in improving air cooled cylinders, mainly for radial engines. Imported Sam Heron from England, developed sodium-cooled valves. (Pic via @SDASM )

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The U.S. Army withdraws its last occupational forces from Germany, departing from Coblenz and ending the stationing of troops there after more than four years. At noon, the American flag is lowered and the remaining American troops board trains at the Coblenz station.

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@ww1baseball @USNatArchives @ActofValorAward Hell’s Angels was also the first European theater B-17 to complete 25 missions, ahead of the famous Memphis Belle.

[Maj Lawrence W. McIntosh @McCookField]

@AFResearchLab Where are the propellers?!

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@AFmuseum What a coincidence: we @mccookfield will be opening a new Air Museum in just a few weeks, based on our collection of technical artifacts & planes gathered during the Great War.

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The de Bothezat helicopter, nicknamed "The Flying Octopus" because of its four massive rotors, makes its first flight at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio.