Format:
1 online resource (138 pages)
ISBN:
9781574414233
Series Statement:
War & the Southwest S., 8
Content:
With the outbreak of World War II, British RAF officials sought to train aircrews outside of England, safe from enemy attack and poor weather. In the USA, six civilian flight schools dedicated themselves to instructing RAF pilots. Tom Killebrew explores the history of the Terrell Aviation School.
Content:
Intro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword by Air Vice-Marshal H. Gill, CB, OBE -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1-Inception -- Chapter 2-First Courses -- Chapter 3-The New School -- Chapter 4-Operations -- Chapter 5-America Enters the War -- Chapter 6-Expansion -- Chapter 7-Toward the End -- Chapter 8-Epilogue -- Appendixes -- A. List of Fatalities -- B. The AT-6 Incident -- C. We're the Boys of No.1 BFTS -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781574411690
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781574411690
Additional Edition:
Print version The Royal Air Force in Texas : Training British Pilots in Terrell during World War II
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=316089
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