Bolling Mission

From OnAirpower.org

Bolling Mission

The Bolling Mission was a fact-finding mission led by US Army Signal Corps Major Raynal C. Bolling to examine conditions on the Western Front, study the allied airplane designs that were available, and recommend which aircraft types the US should produce. Along with Bolling, the mission included two aeronautical engineers from the Army, two from the Navy, and seven civilian experts^[1].

Members of the mission included:

• Maj. Raynal C. Bolling
• Edgar S. Gorrell

[edit] Timeline

• June 17, 1917 The Bolling Mission departs from the US bound for Europe^[1].

• June 26, 1917 The Bolling Mission arrives in Liverpool, England for a tour of English aircraft factories^[1].

[edit] Sources

• U.S. Aircraft Production: Success or Scandal? by Hare, Paul, Relevance, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Summer 1996)

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} http://www.worldwar1.com/tgws/relairprod.htm