US Military Aviator Pioneer. In the early years of US Military aviation, he served as a 1st Lieutenant and pilot in the US Army Service stationed at Wright Air Field Dayton, Ohio. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, 1st Lieutenant Patterson was assigned to the 137th Aero Squadron with an aerial observer to test the newly installed machine guns synchronizers. They went aloft in their DH-4 bi-plane, completed two trials successfully, but during a steep dive on the third test the airplane's wings collapsed and the aircraft crashed, killing both crewmen. Upon his death the air field was renamed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in his honor.
US Military Aviator Pioneer. In the early years of US Military aviation, he served as a 1st Lieutenant and pilot in the US Army Service stationed at Wright Air Field Dayton, Ohio. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, 1st Lieutenant Patterson was assigned to the 137th Aero Squadron with an aerial observer to test the newly installed machine guns synchronizers. They went aloft in their DH-4 bi-plane, completed two trials successfully, but during a steep dive on the third test the airplane's wings collapsed and the aircraft crashed, killing both crewmen. Upon his death the air field was renamed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in his honor.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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