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Bee Tee
Class 42-D, Gardner Field, Taft, California

Rated 5 (1 Vote)

 

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Published: February 1942

This book belonged to Marcus Lee Hill, Jr., pictured on page 16.


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Categories:

  • Class Books
  • Pilots
  • Training
  • Training, Basic Flight

Class/Unit Number:

  • 42-D: Class 42-D

Special Features:

  • History of Base - Includes a history of the base or facility
  • Memorial - Includes a memorial to those killed during training
  • Owner - Includes the name of the original owner
  • Signatures - Includes signatures of cadets and/or instructors

Locations:

  • Gardner Field; Taft, California, USA

Contributors:

  • Marcus Hill

Repositories:

  • Private Collection

This is one of 5 items in the BeeTee (Gardner) series.

Added: February 09, 2017

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000802-01-00.pdf Class book for basic pilot class 42-D at Gardner Field, Taft, California.

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[1] Kevin R Wright (14-Mar-2018 06:55 AM)

My Dad Private Roy L. Wright Arrived at Gardner direct from Mechanics school Chanute Field, Il. Sept. 13 1941. Was Crew Chief of BT-13 #707 (Lucky Seven).Crew Chief on At-6A, assigned to Base Air Inspectors Office, Flight Chief of engine change crew,Line Chief of 545th BFTS. Made Master Sergeant by July 1943. Finally Transferred out of Gardner Feb. 1945.I have dozens of pictures.

[2] Sam Eugene Pennartz (06-Aug-2021 03:34 PM)

KIA: ON WEDNESDAY 13 DEC 1944, Capt. Charles Gill Grise FLEW IN THE LEFT SEAT AS THE AIRPLANE COMMAND PILOT ABOARD A BOEING B-29-45-BW SUPERFORTRESS NICKNAMED "TOKYO LOCAL" SERIAL #42-24687 TAIL CODE: Z-SQUARE-26.

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