Army Air Forces Collection
Historical Documents from World War II
Historical Documents from World War II
Torque
Class 43-G, Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Texas
This book belonged to Flight Commander, Lieutenant Jack N. Fancher, pictured on page 12. It was contributed in his honor by his son.
Authors:
- Ruvian Berman, Editor
Published:
- circa May 1943
Categories:
- Class Books
- Pilots
- Training
- Training, Advanced Flight
Class/Unit Number:
- 43-G: Class 43-G
Special Features:
- Biographies - Includes biographies of some cadets or officers
- Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
- Owner - Includes the name of the original owner
- Sweethearts - Includes pictures of girlfriends and wives
Locations:
- Pecos Army Air Field; Pecos, Texas, USA
Contributors:
- Jack Fancher
Repositories:
- Private Collection
This is one of 13 items in the Torque series.
Direct Link (Item 000797):
- https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000797
Citation:
- Army Air Forces Collection, "Torque: Class 43-G, Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Texas" (item 000797), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000797 (accessed 29 April 2024).
Added: February 08, 2017
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Class book for advanced pilot class 43-G at Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Texas.
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[1] Paul Webber (20-Mar-2020 11:18 PM)
This is the class book for basic pilot class 43-G at Pecos Army Air Field, Texas. (Class 43-G completed the advanced phase on 28 July 1943.)
Wilburn E. Furr is in this book. He served as a pilot in the 487th Bomb Group at Lavenham, England. He was killed in action due to a midair collision during the 487th Bomb Group mission to Bielefeld, Germany on September 30, 1944. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord, North Carolina. See:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78093113/wilburn-eugene-furr