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Ellington Field
Class 43-E

Rated 5 (1 Vote)

 

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Published: May 24, 1943


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Item: 000220

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Categories:

  • Class Books
  • History, Unit
  • Training
  • Training, Advanced Flight

Class/Unit Number:

  • 43-E: Class 43-E

Special Features:

  • History of Base - Includes a history of the base or facility
  • History of Class - Includes a class narrative or history
  • Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
  • Signatures - Includes signatures of cadets and/or instructors

Locations:

  • Ellington Field; Ellington, Texas, USA

Contributors:

  • Ben Guttery

Repositories:

  • Private Collection

Related Items:

  • 000085: Ellington Field
    Class 44-B, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas

This is one of 13 items in the Ellington Field series.

Added: April 25, 2011

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000220-01-00.pdf Class book for advanced pilot class 43-E at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas.

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[1] Thomas M Lee (22-Oct-2011 10:50 AM)

My uncle, Harold J. Lee, (deceased) from Toronto Canada was a graduate of this class. He went on to fly B-26s in Europe, although I'm not sure of his unit yet( Oct 11). I've been doing genealogical work on my family and was fortunate to come across this book. I have an invitation to the graduation that he sent to my father (his brother). The plane on the embosssed blue leather cover looks to be a B-26. It appears that the owner of this book went to B-26 transition. I wonder if there are any surviving members of this class?

[2] Melissa (14-Nov-2013 01:05 PM)

I have two copies of this my father is on the page opposite your uncle - His name was Frederick Harold Leigh. I am searching for any records or campaigns he was involved in an don't know where to start, I have a bunch of his "buddies" who signed his copy (sadly many lost far too soon). He would never, ever discuss the war and I found an old reel-to reel player and some reel tapes I have yet to re-locate that seem to be related to treatment he had after the war and having suffered what they called "shell shock". It was a war that broke a part f him, despite finishing RISD and becoming an extremely successful designer. I was gifted to have had him until 2001- but I , at the mere age of 34 had lost my dad- to me far to soon.... He was the one true love of my life- the embodiment of unconditional love- he showed it I believe because of what he witnessed in the war and knew just how short and precious life was - Melissa

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