7 ▁so ▁that ▁several ▁hundred ▁American ▁cad ets ▁could ▁begin ▁primary ▁flying ▁training ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps . ▁The ▁British ▁also ▁operated ▁three ▁flying ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁located ▁at ▁Camp ▁Tal ia fer ro , ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁the ▁arrangement ▁was ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁aer ial ▁g unn ery ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁flight ▁training ▁program . ▁A ▁few ▁Americans ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁an ▁aer ial ▁g unn ery ▁course ▁in ▁Canada ▁returned ▁to ▁become ▁instruct ors ▁at ▁American ▁flying ▁fields . ▁By ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁about ▁one - third ▁of ▁H icks ▁Field , ▁Texas , ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁R FC ▁School ▁of ▁Aer ial ▁G unn ery . ▁There , ▁Canad ians ▁supplied ▁the ▁plan es ▁and ▁equipment ▁to ▁train ▁both ▁Americans ▁and ▁Canad ians . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁entered ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁only ▁the ▁North ▁Island ▁field ▁was ▁a ▁us able ▁military ▁air field . ▁Ess ington ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁quar antine ▁station ▁and ▁Mine ola , ▁an ▁ex position ▁ground . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁Wil bur ▁Wright ▁Field ▁near ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio . ▁So on ▁after ward , ▁Chan ute ▁Field ▁opened ▁at ▁R ant oul , ▁Illinois , ▁as ▁did ▁Self ridge ▁Field ▁near ▁Detroit . ▁By ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁four teen ▁facilities ▁had ▁been