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Class 43-G, Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Texas

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Published: circa May 1943

This book belonged to Flight Commander, Lieutenant Jack N. Fancher, pictured on page 12. It was contributed in his honor by his son.


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Categories:

  • Class Books
  • Pilots
  • Training
  • Training, Advanced Flight

Class/Unit Number:

  • 43-G: Class 43-G

Special Features:

  • Biographies - Includes biographies of some cadets or officers
  • Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
  • Owner - Includes the name of the original owner
  • Sweethearts - Includes pictures of girlfriends and wives

Locations:

  • Pecos Army Air Field; Pecos, Texas, USA

Contributors:

  • Jack Fancher

Repositories:

  • Private Collection

This is one of 13 items in the Torque series.

Added: February 08, 2017

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000797-01-00.pdf Class book for advanced pilot class 43-G at Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Texas.

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[1] Paul Webber (20-Mar-2020 11:18 PM)

This is the class book for basic pilot class 43-G at Pecos Army Air Field, Texas. (Class 43-G completed the advanced phase on 28 July 1943.)

Wilburn E. Furr is in this book. He served as a pilot in the 487th Bomb Group at Lavenham, England. He was killed in action due to a midair collision during the 487th Bomb Group mission to Bielefeld, Germany on September 30, 1944. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord, North Carolina. See:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78093113/wilburn-eugene-furr

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