ftware ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁With ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁air plane , ▁built ▁and ▁successfully ▁flow n ▁by ▁Or ville ▁and ▁Wil bur ▁Wright , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁began ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁flight ▁personnel . ▁ ▁This ▁article ▁describes ▁the ▁training ▁provided ▁in ▁those ▁early ▁years , ▁though ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁the ▁immediate ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁until ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁Fl ight ▁Training ▁Center ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas ▁during ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁Sign al ▁Corps ▁Fl ight ▁Training ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁av iation ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military ▁began ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁when ▁Wil bur ▁Wright ▁began ▁instruct ing ▁Lie uten ants ▁Frank ▁P . ▁L ah m ▁and ▁Freder ic ▁E . ▁Hum ph re ys ▁on ▁Sign al ▁Corps ▁Air plane ▁No . ▁ 1 , ▁which ▁the ▁Army ▁had ▁recently ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁Wright ▁brothers . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁received ▁a ▁little ▁over ▁three ▁hours ▁training ▁before ▁solo ing ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Army ▁air plane ▁tri als ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁at ▁Fort ▁My er , ▁Maryland ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Washington , ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁its ▁Aer onaut ical ▁Division , ▁but ▁the ▁command ant ▁at ▁Fort ▁My er ▁( a ▁caval ry