Army Air Forces Collection
Historical Documents from World War II
Historical Documents from World War II
Eagles, The
Class 43-J, Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas
This book belonged to Thomas J. Woods of Kansas City, Missouri, pictured on page 34.
Authors:
- none listed
Published:
- circa 1943
Categories:
- Class Books
- Pilots
- Training
- Training, Advanced Flight
Class/Unit Number:
- 43-J: Class 43-J
Special Features:
- Biographies - Includes biographies of some cadets or officers
- Hometowns - Includes cadets' hometowns
- Owner - Includes the name of the original owner
- Signatures - Includes signatures of cadets and/or instructors
Locations:
- Eagle Pass Army Air Field; Eagle Pass, Texas, USA
Contributors:
- Ben Guttery
- Marty Upchurch
Repositories:
- Private Collection
This is one of 14 items in the Eagles series.
Direct Link (Item 000919):
- https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000919
Citation:
- Army Air Forces Collection, "Eagles, The: Class 43-J, Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas" (item 000919), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000919 (accessed 12 May 2024).
Added: August 29, 2018
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Class book for advanced pilot class 43-J at Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas.
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[1] Robert Cox (16-Mar-2021 01:45 PM)
See Bert Stiles, Squadron 8, Flight B. Bert achieved notoriety before and during his AAF career as a writer of short stories. He completed 35 missions as a B-17 co-pilot with the 91st BG, before transitioning to fighters, flying the P-51 Mustang with the 339th FG. Sadly, he was killed on his 16th mission near Hanover, Germany in Nov. 1944. His most famous literary work, "Serenade to the Big Bird," was written during the war and published after his death in 1947.