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I read some place that European Officers [mostly Calvary types] Rapidly, enthusiastically embraced the Airplane, Sometime using their own money Buying planes [and donating* them to the Military] to Compete in Airshows and Races.

The US, OTOH while buying some planes for evaluation and testing, never developed the enthusiasm For this New Toy, of the Europeans.
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Calvary Officer Lieutenant Patton == Switching over to the New Army Air Corp. pre WW1

* This allowed them to Fly them while On Duty.
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