PFC Beckwith Havens, flew his Curtiss plane in joint National Guard/Army maneuvers in Connecticut in 1912 becoming the first Guardsman to fly. Havens is shown here on an aerial photo mission in Texas; note the bellows camera mounted on the aircraft, visible at the far right. At the age of 76, Havens received his "pilot's wings" and an "aeronautical certificate" from Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown in October 1966.
