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Class 44-D, Rankin Aeronautical Academy, Tulare, California

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Published: November 1943

Class book for pilot class 44-D at the Rankin Aeronautical Academy, Tulare, California. Includes the future television and movie star Jack Webb.

This book also pictures Air Cadet John Gilbert on page 36, who gave an interview for the California Council for the Humanities program entitled "Years of Valor, Years of Hope: Tulare County and the Years 1941-1946" at the Tulare County Library (www.tularecountylibrary.org). Read John Gilbert's interview.


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Item: 000143

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Categories:

  • Class Books
  • Pilots
  • Training

Class/Unit Number:

  • 44-D: Class 44-D

Special Features:

  • Celebrity Webb - Includes celebrity Jack Webb
  • Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
  • Index - Includes an index of cadets
  • Sweethearts - Includes pictures of girlfriends and wives

Locations:

  • Rankin Aeronautical Academy; Tulare, California, USA

Contributors:

  • Larry Caldwell
  • Jo Ann George

Repositories:

  • Private Collection

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This is one of 18 items in the Rank'n' File series.

Added: October 23, 2008

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000143-01-00.pdf Class book for pilot class 44-D at the Rankin Aeronautical Academy, Tulare, California. The future television and movie star Jack Webb appears on pages 18, 19, 48 and 51.

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[1] Daybreak (03-Oct-2010 07:52 PM)

The best picture of Jack Webb in this book is on page 6 [(4)].

[2] james loveland sr (09-Feb-2012 03:53 PM)

ahh. the wonders of the computer.Jack web was one of my idols.I still watch anything he is in.i appreicate being able to read about his life,He was the most interesting man/ actor i can remember. I am 73, and beleive me i can remember a lot of good ones. Thank you for this chance to comment on this great actor. Jim loveland. sr

[3] Gene Quient (19-Feb-2022 06:31 PM)

Thanks for the memories, I still watch the Reruns.
I Met Jack's (Joe Friday) brother at the desert hospital in Palm Springs,CA 1979. We were both having operations.

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