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Solo
Class 43-H, Gibbs Field, Fort Stockton, Texas

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Published: 1943


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Item: 000379

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Categories:

  • Class Books
  • Pilots
  • Training
  • Training, Primary Flight

Class/Unit Number:

  • 43-H: Class 43-H

Special Features:

  • Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
  • Photos of Local Area - Includes pictures of the local community
  • Signatures - Includes signatures of cadets and/or instructors

Locations:

  • Gibbs Field; Fort Stockton, Texas, USA

Contributors:

  • Ben Guttery

Repositories:

  • Private Collection

This is one of 18 items in the Solo (Gibbs) series.

Added: October 03, 2012

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000379-01-00.pdf Class book for primary pilot class 43-H at Gibbs Field, Fort Stockton, Texas.

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[1] Hugh D ROWDY DOW (05-Nov-2012 12:00 AM)

A Feerless and aggressive fighter-Bomber pilot and an outstanding comrade-in-arms. I served with 346th Sqdn from its activation in England in October 1942 to Sept44, when I was sent over to 347 Sqdn to become CO of that SQdn., ( we were at Tarquinia Italy, 40 miles up the coast from Rome, at the time)Jim joined us in Sardinia and served with the 346th Squadron from FEBRUARY 1944 TO January 1945, completing at least a 100 mission tour at Pisa Itly after flying combat missions in both the P-39 Airacobra and P-47 Thunderbolt fightes prior to retrning to the US.

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