Historical Documents from World War II
Detached Flight
Number 1 British Flying Training School, Terrell, Texas, Volume 2
Authors:
- none listed
Published:
- circa 1942
Categories:
- Class Books
- Training
- Pilots
Special Features:
- British Cadets - Includes British cadets training in the US
- History of Class - Includes a class narrative or history
Locations:
- Number 1 British Flying Training School; Terrell, Texas, USA
Contributors:
- Ben Guttery
Repositories:
- Private Collection
This is one of 6 items in the Detached Flight series.
Direct Link (Item 000110):
- https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000110
Citation:
- Army Air Forces Collection, "Detached Flight: Number 1 British Flying Training School, Terrell, Texas, Volume 2" (item 000110), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000110 (accessed 26 April 2024).
Added: June 24, 2008
Class book for British airmen in the Royal Air Force who trained at the Kaufman County Airport in Terrell, Texas. These are British airmen who trained in the United States under a 1941 arrangement.
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Comments
[2] Raymond M Baechle Jr (01-Jan-2013 07:13 PM)
My father was one of those there for training. U.S. citizen R M Baechle. I remember looking at this book as a kid. I think it got tossed out when my parents moved from Illinois to Florida back in 1970's. Wish I had it today.
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[1] Al & Janice Castleman (20-Nov-2008 12:50 PM)
See our webpage for more on the No.1 British Flying Training School. Al Castleman's father, James Edward (Jimmie) Castleman was a flight instructor at the school in Terrell, TX during the early 1940s.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~janicekmc/ac_page4.htm