Army Air Forces Collection
Historical Documents from World War II
Historical Documents from World War II
Victory Field
Class 43-I, Victory Field, Vernon, Texas
This book belonged to Joseph J. Reichert of Dayton, Ohio, who is pictured on page 37. He went on to fly in the China-Burma-India theater as part of the Flying Tigers unit.
Authors:
- none listed
Published:
- circa 1943
Categories:
- Class Books
- Pilots
- Training
Class/Unit Number:
- 43-I: Class 43-I
Special Features:
- Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
- 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
- Sweethearts - Includes pictures of girlfriends and wives
Locations:
- Victory Field; Vernon, Texas, USA
Contributors:
- Dwayne Montz
Repositories:
- Private Collection
Related Items:
- 000112: Victory Field
Class 44-B, Victory Field, Vernon, Texas - 000113: Victory Field
Class 44-D, Victory Field, Vernon, Texas - 000218: Victory Field
Class 43-F, Prop Wash, Victory Field, Vernon, Texas
This is one of 21 items in the Victory Field series.
Direct Link (Item 000192):
- https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000192
Citation:
- Army Air Forces Collection, "Victory Field: Class 43-I, Victory Field, Vernon, Texas" (item 000192), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000192 (accessed 29 March 2024).
Added: September 05, 2009
Class book for pilot class 43-I at Victory Field, Vernon, Texas.
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[1] Tom R (05-Sep-2009 11:12 PM)
Dwayne,
Great stuff. I noted a Sabo from PA. I hae a navy LT on staff with same name and from PA. I will ask if there is a connection.