Historical Documents from World War II
Mister, The
Class 44-H, Coleman Flying School, Coleman, Texas
This book belonged to John B. Atwood, pictured on page 38. It also includes photographs of four famous actresses/singers dedicated to the class. They were Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth and Frances Langford. Unfortunately the inscriptions on some were cropped out on the original publication.
Authors:
- none listed
Published:
- circa 1944
Categories:
- Class Books
- Pilots
- Training
- Training, Primary Flight
Class/Unit Number:
- 44-H: Class 44-H
Special Features:
- Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
- Index - Includes an index of cadets
- Memorial - Includes a memorial to those killed during training
- Photo of Faye - Includes a photograph of actress Alice Faye
- Photo of Grable - Includes a photograph of actress Betty Grable
- Photo of Hayworth - Includes a photograph of actress Rita Hayworth
- Photo of Langford - Includes a photograph of singer Frances Langford
- Owner - Includes the name of the original owner
Locations:
- Coleman Flying School, Ltd.; Coleman, Texas, USA
Contributors:
- Ben Guttery
Repositories:
- Private Collection
This is one of 21 items in the Mister series.
Direct Link (Item 000287):
- https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000287
Citation:
- Army Air Forces Collection, "Mister, The: Class 44-H, Coleman Flying School, Coleman, Texas" (item 000287), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000287 (accessed 05 May 2024).
Added: November 13, 2011
Class book for primary pilot class 44-H at the 304th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment, Army Air Forces Contract Flying School, Coleman, Texas.
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[1] Denzel Smith (26-Jan-2021 11:26 AM)
My Father was in this class: James C. Smith - Jacksonville, Florida and I was named after his younger brother who was a 25 year old B-17 Pilot killed in a mid-air collision over the base in Chelveston, England on Nov. 15, 1943 -
2nd Lt. Denzel Morton Smith - any additional information on Class 44-H would be appreciated!