https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afit-happy-96th-anniversary <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-68245"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafit-happy-96th-anniversary%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=AFIT-+Happy+96th+Anniversary&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafit-happy-96th-anniversary&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAFIT- Happy 96th Anniversary%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afit-happy-96th-anniversary" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="9a2e9108822035575e799d47bb00a40b" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/068/245/for_gallery_v2/8c3d2137.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/068/245/large_v3/8c3d2137.png" alt="8c3d2137" /></a></div></div>On 10 Nov 1919, Col Thurman Bane received authorization to begin instruction at the Air Service School of Application. <br /> <br />His aim was to "give proper technical training...so that Commanding Officers of flying fields will understand thoroughly technical maintenance of airplanes and motors, machine shop installation, shop management and cost accounting, and the operation of machine tools, power plant installation and operation, electricity, metallurgy, lab testing of fuels, gasoline...and elementary aerodynamics" Sat, 14 Nov 2015 13:03:31 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afit-happy-96th-anniversary <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-68245"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafit-happy-96th-anniversary%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=AFIT-+Happy+96th+Anniversary&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafit-happy-96th-anniversary&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAFIT- Happy 96th Anniversary%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afit-happy-96th-anniversary" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="fecabad2ebb62fbaece6b2974a0371c8" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/068/245/for_gallery_v2/8c3d2137.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/068/245/large_v3/8c3d2137.png" alt="8c3d2137" /></a></div></div>On 10 Nov 1919, Col Thurman Bane received authorization to begin instruction at the Air Service School of Application. <br /> <br />His aim was to "give proper technical training...so that Commanding Officers of flying fields will understand thoroughly technical maintenance of airplanes and motors, machine shop installation, shop management and cost accounting, and the operation of machine tools, power plant installation and operation, electricity, metallurgy, lab testing of fuels, gasoline...and elementary aerodynamics" Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Sat, 14 Nov 2015 13:03:31 -0500 2015-11-14T13:03:31-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afit-happy-96th-anniversary?n=1108257&urlhash=1108257 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Happy Birthday AFIT. 96 candles would take up a lot of room <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="611939" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/611939-maj-bill-smith-ph-d">Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D.</a> LTC Stephen F. Sat, 14 Nov 2015 13:15:17 -0500 2015-11-14T13:15:17-05:00 2015-11-14T13:03:31-05:00