Historical Documents from World War II
Randolph Field
Class 42-X, Randolph Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas
Authors:
- J. Gordon Scott, Jr., Editor
Published:
- December 1942
Categories:
- Class Books
- Pilots
- Training
- Training, Basic Flight
Class/Unit Number:
- 42-X: Class 42-X
Special Features:
- Cartoon by Caniff - Includes a cartoon by Milton Caniff
- History of Class - Includes a class narrative or history
- Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
Locations:
- Randolph Army Air Field; San Antonio, Texas, USA
Contributors:
- Stephen Quint
Repositories:
- Private Collection
Related Items:
- 000405: Randolph Field, 1938
San Antonio, Texas - 000041: Randolph Field, Texas
Direct Link (Item 000333):
- https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000333
Citation:
- Army Air Forces Collection, "Randolph Field: Class 42-X, Randolph Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas" (item 000333), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000333 (accessed 29 March 2024).
Added: February 10, 2013
Class book for basic pilot class 42-X at Randolph Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas.
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Comments
[2] Sam (23-Feb-2015 04:11 PM)
what happened to the pictures? when I opened the file, all of the pictures were covered with a strange dot-matrix-like pattern?
[3] Mike Voisin (23-Feb-2015 04:45 PM)
Sam, the pattern is called a moire pattern and it's a result of scanning the book. Some books are printed with tiny dots that cause moire patterns when scanned. Sometimes it can be controlled by applying a de-interlacing filter as it's scanned. In this case, this is the best copy I have.
[4] SamEugenePennartz (29-Jun-2022 09:58 AM)
KIA: 19 May 1945, B-29 Superfortress (#44-69961) Pilot, O668353, Anton Thomas Obert, Basic Pilot Class 42-X, December 1942
[5] Sarah Morrison Stephens (27-Mar-2024 04:27 AM)
My father, Charles Tuttle (Speedy) Morrison was a member of Hap Arnold's Guinea Pigs, also known as 42-X. If anyone has photos from that class, please contact me at editorsarah@yahoo.com.
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[1] Chip (15-Nov-2013 09:44 PM)
thank you so much for making this available to us. My papaw is in this book. I had never seen him in his helmet.