29-737: General Lyon may refer to: People [ edit ] Edwin Bowman Lyon (1892–1971), U.S. Air Force major general Hylan B. Lyon (1836–1907), Confederate States Army brigadier general James Frederick Lyon (1775–1842), British Army lieutenant general LeRoy Springs Lyon (1866–1920), U.S. Army major general Nathaniel Lyon (1818–1861), Union Army brigadier general Robert Lyon (British Army officer) (1923–2019), British Army major general William Lyon (general) (1923–2020), U.S. Air Force major general Ships [ edit ] American steamship General Lyon (1864) , steamship used as
58-593: A general , he went to California where he was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco . On July 1, 1920, he was relocated again, this time to the Air Service, and a month later became an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy. In August 1921 he was chosen to be an air officer at the First Corps Area at Boston , Massachusetts . Two years later, at Langley Field , Virginia , he was welcomed at
87-492: A more central location ... in a protected command center" was completed to Ent Air Force Base , Colorado, on 8 January 1951. On November 29, 1952, President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower took off from Mitchel Field on a U.S. Air Force aircraft en route to South Korea, to fulfill a campaign promise. Colonel W. Millikan's transcontinental speed record flight of 4 hours, 8 minutes set in a North American F-86 Sabre on 2 January 1954 ended at Mitchel AFB. In April 1961, flying
116-788: A remnant of the Long Island Rail Road 's Central Branch from Garden City to Bethpage, ends in the northern part of Mitchel Field, providing sporadic freight service. Notes: Records incomplete for units assigned prior to 1940; Air Defense Command (ADC); Air Force Reserve (AFRES) assigned to Continental Air Command (ConAc); 18th Air Force Troop Carrier Wings assigned to Tactical Air Command ; Military Air Transport Service (MATS) 1112th Special Air Missions Squadron (SAMS) provided VIP transportation in New York City area for Commanding General, First Army, General Eisenhower and UN Military Staff using VC-47. The SAM mission
145-568: A transport in the American Civil War USS General Lyon (1860) , steamboat that saw active service in the American Civil War See also [ edit ] General Lyons (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title General Lyon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
174-605: The Air Defense Command , a command charged with the mission of developing the air defense for cities, vital industrial areas, continental bases, and military facilities in the United States (also known as the " Zone of the Interior "). Later, First Air Force , was given the responsibility for air defense planning and organization along the eastern seaboard. Under its supervision an aircraft patrol system along
203-541: The Air Force Reserve after World War II. In 1949, the reserve mission was assigned to First Air Force , which was also headquartered at Mitchel AFB. First Air Force became the command and control organization for supervising the training of the air reserve in 15 eastern states and the District of Columbia . By 1949, due to the problems associated with operating tactical aircraft in the urban area –
232-691: The Air Service Tactical School . From that school he graduated three years later and became an instructor there for two years. In June 1927 he graduated from Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , and then worked as Chief of Air Corps . In July 1929, he was commanding the 25th Bombardment Squadron at the Panama Canal . Two years later Lyon got enrolled into the Army War College , and next year graduated from it with honours. He then worked as
261-642: The Legion of Merit and the Air Medal . He died in Washington, D.C. , on August 12, 1971, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery . Mitchel Field Mitchel Air Force Base , also known as Mitchel Field , was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island , New York , United States. Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2 , the facility
290-865: The Sixth Air Service Area Command and a month later became a commander of the Army Air Forces in the Mid Pacific. Exactly year later, he came back to the headquarters of the Army Air Forces and then got a job as Air Materiel Command at Wright Field , Ohio. In July of the same year he came back to the headquarters of the Army Air Forces as chief of the Army Air Forces Officers Selection Branch. He retired in December 1952 with
319-494: The Spanish–American War , Mitchel's site was known as Camp Black. In 1917, Hazelhurst Field #2 was established south of and adjacent to Hazelhurst Field to serve as an additional training and storage base, part of the massive Air Service Aviation Concentration Center. Curtiss JN-4 Jennies became a common sight over Long Island in 1917 and 1918. Hundreds of aviators were trained for war at these training fields, two of
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#1732775746800348-801: The War Department General Staff till he became an assistant commandant in August 1936 at the Air Corps Primary Flying School at Randolph Field , Texas. In 1940 he attended Basic Flying School at Moffett Field , California and next year received a title of commanding officer of the West Coast Air Corps Training Center . In 1943 he became a commander of the Antilles Air Task Force and a year later he
377-574: The 1920s and 1930s, various observation, fighter, and bomber units were stationed at the airfield. It became a major aerodrome for both the Air Corps as well as various civilian activity. The 1920s was considered the golden age of air racing and on 27 November 1920, the Pulitzer Trophy Race was held at Mitchel Field. The race consisted of four laps of a 29 miles (47 km) course. 38 pilots entered and took off individually. The winner
406-459: The Italian ocean liner SS Rex . This was a striking example of the range, mobility, and accuracy of modern aviation at the time. On September 21 of that year the base was struck by the "Long Island Express" hurricane . Flooding produced water that was over knee-deep, numerous trees were toppled and the glass was smashed atop the traffic control tower. In 1940 Mitchel Field was the location of
435-489: The airfield. In September 1929, Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle , then a Lieutenant, made the world's first blind flight. In 1938, Mitchel was the starting point for the first nonstop transcontinental bomber flight, made by Army B-18 Bolo bombers . Mitchel Field also served as a base from which the first demonstration of long-range aerial reconnaissance was made. In May 1939, three B-17s, with Lt. Curtis LeMay navigating, flew 620 miles (1,000 km) out to sea and intercepted
464-494: The coast for observing shipping was placed into operation. During 1943, Mitchel AAF became a staging area for Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers and their crews before being sent overseas. Mitchel Field was a major source of supply in initial garrisoning and defense of North Atlantic air bases in Newfoundland , Greenland , and Iceland . From the airfield the planning for the air defense of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
493-413: The east and southeast) before being deployed to the various overseas wartime theaters. Additionally, thousands of Army Air Force personnel were processed through the base for overseas combat duty. With the end of World War II, returning GIs were processed for separation at Mitchel. Mitchel aircraft crashes included a P-47 that struck Hofstra University 's Barnard Hall on 23 March 1943. In March 1946,
522-570: The headquarters of Air Defense Command was established at Mitchel Army Airfield. With the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate service in 1947, Mitchel AAF was redesignated as Mitchel Air Force Base. In December 1948, ADC's responsibilities were temporarily assumed by the Continental Air Command , (ConAC), also located at Mitchel AFB. ConAC also was responsible for the reorganization of
551-540: The largest in the United States. Numerous new wooden buildings and tents were erected on Roosevelt Field and Field #2 in 1918 in order to meet this rapid expansion. Mitchel Field continued to grow after World War I and between 1929 and 1932. An extensive building program was undertaken after the war to turn the temporary wartime facilities into a permanent Army post, with new barracks, warehouses, hangar space, and administrative buildings. Much of this construction still exists today, being used for non-military purposes. In
580-530: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=General_Lyon&oldid=1224392244 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Edwin Bowman Lyon Edwin Bowman Lyon (1892–1971)
609-401: The noise, the small size of the field, and safety concerns – Mitchel AFB was relieved of the responsibility for defending New York's air space. Army Anti-Aircraft Command moved to Mitchel AFB on 1 November 1950. After Air Defense Command was re-established on January 1, 1951; the 1945 U.S. Air Defense Plan recommendation for "... moving ADC Headquarters from Mitchel Field to
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#1732775746800638-825: The surviving buildings and facilities were recognized as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . During the American Revolutionary War it was known as the Hempstead Plains and used as an Army enlistment center. In the War of 1812 and in the Mexican War , it was a training center for Infantry units. During the American Civil War , it was the location of Camp Winfield Scott. In 1898, in
667-481: Was Capt. Corliss Moseley, flying a Verville-Packard VCP-R racer, a cleaned-up version of the Army's VCP-1 pursuit plane, at 156.54 miles per hour (251.93 km/h). In October 1923, Mitchel Field was the scene of the first airplane jumping contest in the nation. During the same year, two world's airplane speed records were established there. In 1924, the airmail service had its inception in experimental flights begun at
696-601: Was a commander of 75th Flying Training Wing at Fort Myers, Florida . In May of the same year he was a commanding general at the Army Air Forces Training Command at Laredo, Texas . In 1945 he was given a task to command an Army Garrison Forces at Oahu , Hawaii and in July of the same year became deputy commander at the Army Air Forces in the Pacific Ocean . He was then a commander of
725-670: Was an American major general . Edwin Lyon was born in 1892 at Las Cruces , New Mexico . In 1915 he graduated from the United States Military Academy and was appointed as a second lieutenant of Cavalry on June 12 of the same year. The same year he served at 7th Cavalry at Douglas, Arizona . He joined the Pancho Villa Expedition into Mexico in March 1916 and in December of the same year,
754-676: Was conducted. Antisubmarine patrol missions along the Atlantic coast were carried out in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command aircraft based at Mitchel. Under the direction of the First Air Force , Mitchel Army Airfield became a command and control base for both I Fighter and I Bomber Command. Tactical fighter groups and squadrons were formed at Mitchel to be trained at AAF Training Command bases (mostly in
783-469: Was halted and the 514th Troop Carrier Wing reassigned to McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey . After the 514th TCW moved, the base was closed on 25 June 1961. The property was turned over to Nassau County for redevelopment. The facility still has military housing, a commissary and exchange facilities to support military families and activities in the area. The Garden City–Mitchel Field Secondary ,
812-642: Was recruited to the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps at San Diego , California where he worked as a recorder. In September 1918 he graduated from the Bombardment School at Ellington Field , Texas, and then went to Aracadia, Florida to study gunnery . In November of the same year he was given a job at Garden City, Florida , to train a heavy aircraft group, after which he relocated himself to Mitchel Field , New York. Next year, as
841-579: Was renamed later that year as Mitchel Field in honor of former New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel , who was killed while training for the Air Service in Louisiana . Decommissioned in 1961, Mitchel Field became a multi-use complex that is home to the Cradle of Aviation Museum , Nassau Coliseum , Mitchel Athletic Complex , Nassau Community College , Hofstra University , and Lockheed . In 2018
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