David K. Stone: Henry H. Arnold

Artist: David K. Stone
1922 - 2001
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1981
Image Size: 21 by 18 inches
Overall Size: 25.625 by 22.625 inches
Medium: Oil on Masonite

Early in 1911, four years after his graduation from West Point, Henry H. Arnold received some very unusual military orders. He was to report to Dayton, Ohio and take flying lessons from Wilbur and Orville Wright. An eager student, Arnold learned quickly and, later that year, earned the twenty-ninth pilot's license issued in the United States. From the time he first took the controls of an airplane, Henry Arnold was convinced that air power would be the decisive military weapon of the future. In 1916, hejoined the aviation section of the Army Signal Corps and, during World War I, organized and commanded the aviation defense unit in Panama. Following the war, he remained a vigorous advocate of air power and an active supporter of General Billy Mitchell's attempt to create an independent air force. However, the Army retained control of the "Army Air Corps," and in 1938 Arnold became Chief of Corps. Soon, his dedication to superior air power paid off. In 1942 the corps became the Army Air Forces and General Henry H. Arnold became the first Chief of Staff. As he commanded the United States air offensive during World War II, he was able to develop the type of air force he wanted. His favorite maxim "A second-best air force is like a second-best hand in poker," had led to the creation of the world's most powerful air force.

This painting originally appeared on the Fleetwood® Henry H. Arnold Commemorative Cover postmarked May 23, 1981.

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