Historical Documents from World War II
Rank'n' File
Class 42-I, Rankin Aeronautical Academy, Tulare, California
This book is added to the collection in honor of Willard L. "Mike" Michaels of Omaha, Nebraska, pictured on page 22. He became a B-24 pilot/co-pilot and his first mission was the Ploesti Oil Field raid.
Authors:
- none listed
Published:
- May 1942
Categories:
- Class Books
- Pilots
- Training
- Training, Primary Flight
Class/Unit Number:
- 42-I: Class 42-I
Special Features:
- Annotated - Includes handwritten notes or descriptions
- Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
- Owner - Includes the name of the original owner
Locations:
- Rankin Aeronautical Academy; Tulare, California, USA
Contributors:
- Mike Michaels
Repositories:
- Private Collection
This is one of 18 items in the Rank'n' File series.
Direct Link (Item 000688):
- https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000688
Citation:
- Army Air Forces Collection, "Rank'n' File: Class 42-I, Rankin Aeronautical Academy, Tulare, California" (item 000688), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000688 (accessed 29 April 2024).
Added: April 20, 2015
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Class book for primary pilot class 42-I at Rankin Aeronautical Academy, Tulare, California.
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Comments
[2] Mike Michaels (10-Jan-2016 01:16 AM)
Thank you for your comment Larry. I do not any more training books, unfortunately. My Dad was in the 44th Bomb Group, here is a link I found for their history http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/ if you are interested.
Again, thank you for your interest and you comment. I'm sorry I didn't answer your comment more timely, I should have checked back at this site more often.
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[1] Larry (23-Apr-2015 01:53 PM)
Great addition to the Rankin Collection, glad to see another one. Tanks for the contribution. Maybe you have other class books from his other training related to ultimately ending up driving a B-24 you can provide. My dad was a Radio Operator/Radio Mechanic on B-24's.