Gyro
Class 45-07B, Big Spring Army Air Field, Big Spring, Texas

This book belonged to Yves Pleven, pictured on page 43. He was a French cadet who trained in the United States. There are several items of memorabilia pictured, including passes, tobacco ration card, movie tickets and a newspaper clipping.

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Authors:

• none listed

Published:

• circa 1945

Categories:

• Bombardment
• Class Books
• Training

Class/Unit Number:

• 45-7B: Class 45-7B

Special Features:

• French Cadets - Includes French cadets training in the US
• Owner - Includes the name of the original owner
• Signatures - Includes signatures of cadets and/or instructors
• Sweethearts - Includes pictures of girlfriends and wives

Locations:

• Big Spring Flying School; Big Spring, Texas, USA

Contributors:

• Patrice Laverdet

Repositories:

• Private Collection

This is one of 19 items in the Gyro (Big Spring) series.

Direct Link (Item 000549):

• https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000549

Citation:

• Army Air Forces Collection, "Gyro: Class 45-07B, Big Spring Army Air Field, Big Spring, Texas" (item 000549), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000549 (accessed 28 April 2024).

Added: January 28, 2014

Class book for bombardier class 45-7B at Big Spring Army Air Field, Big Spring, Texas. 8.5Mb 64 pages; PDF (.pdf) Original item: Book Resolution: 100 dpi Quality: 70%