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Odas Moon
Odas Moon (ca. 1892 – November 19, 1937) was an American aviation pioneer who was among a team of United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) aviators to break endurance records by performing aerial refueling. Moon was a founding member of the Order of Daedalians.〔 Through his teaching and leadership at the Air Corps Tactical School, Moon helped shape and promote the concept of daylight precision bombing, using heavy bombers.
==Early career==
Along with many other United States Army Air Service fliers, Moon was assigned to fly patrols along the Mexico – United States border from May to September, 1919.〔Hinkle, Stacy C. ''Wings and saddles: the Air and Cavalry Punitive Expedition of 1919''. University of Texas at El Paso. Southwestern Studies, Volume V, No. 3, Monograph Number 19. Editor: Samuel D. Myres. Texas Western Press, 1967, pp. 8, 11, 23.〕 As part of his duties, Moon ferried a Mexican colonel back to Puerto Palomas, Chihuahua, Mexico.〔Hinkle, Stacy C. ''Wings Over the Border: The Army Air Service Armed Patrol of the United States – Mexico Border 1919–1921''. University of Texas at El Paso. Southwestern Studies, Monograph Number 26. Texas Western Press, 1970, pp. 21, 26.〕
In January 1924, Moon was flying a delivery of mail to an American Army base in the Panama Canal Zone when he discovered an American invasion fleet lying in wait away from Panama. The fleet was made up of four battleships, a carrier and attendant vessels. Their plan was to surprise and "defeat" the defenders of Panama as part of annual winter maneuvers.〔Holley, I. B. Jr. (1975) ("An Enduring Challenge: The Problem of Air Force Doctrine" ), within ''The Harmon memorial lectures in military history, 1959-1987: a collection of the first thirty Harmon lectures given at the United States Air Force Academy'', edited by Harry R. Borowski. Diane Publishing, 1988, pp. 425–439. ISBN 0-912799-58-7〕 Moon was carrying a case of ripe tomatoes to give to his wife, and he proceeded to carry out a series of dive bombing attacks against the USS ''Langley'', delivering three direct hits from tomato "bombs".〔 When he landed at the Panama base with the information that the fleet was coming, Moon was congratulated by his superiors. Soon, though, word was passed back regarding an unspoken goal of the surprise invasion fleet: they were there to prove that the Canal Zone needed a $10M purchase of 16-inch coastal defense guns. After the invasion fleet was discovered by an air unit while still 125 miles out, the need for coastal guns was no longer seen as urgent by Congress.〔 However, air defense doctrine was not re-examined as a result.〔
In 1924 or 1925, Moon taught bombardment to new airmen at Kelly Field in Texas. Among his students was Charles Lindbergh who, in 1970,〔Heritage Auction Galleries. ("Charles Lindbergh Typed Letter Signed". ) Retrieved on November 3, 2009.〕 wrote a letter to Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas describing his memories of the foundational experience he was given by Moon.
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