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Wings Over America

The "Wings Over America" series was published mostly in 1943 by the Army Air Forces Training Command. There was a separate volume for most, if not all, training facilities across the country.

The first portion of each volume was nearly identical. It gave a history of the Army Air Forces from early development through World War I. Portraits of then current Air Force generals were shown next. Then a description of the AAF Training Command, either Eastern or Western, was given, including portraits of the general staff. This was followed by descriptions of the college training program, classification centers, pre-flight school, primary flight school, basic flight school, advanced flight school, transition training, aerial gunners, navigators, bombardiers, and glider pilots.

The second portion of each volume was specific to the particular air field or training facility. There was usually a history of the facility, staff photographs, and photographs of local activities. This was usually followed by cadet photographs of those undergoing training at the facility at that time.

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1	Wings Over America	Turner Field Turner Field, Albany, Georgia Base personnel book for Turner Field, Albany, Georgia.
2	Wings Over America	South Plains Class 43-10, 43-11, 43-12, 43-13, 43-15, 43-16, South Plains Army Air Field, Lubbock, Texas Class book for glider pilot classes 43-10, 43-11, 43-12, 43-13, 43-15, 43-16, and pictorial of base activities and staff at South Plains Army Air Field, Lubbock, Texas.
3	Jack H. Gardner Wings Over America	Sixth Ferrying Group Sixth Ferrying Group, Long Beach Army Air Field, Long Beach, California Base personnel book for the Air Transport Command, Ferrying Division, Sixth Ferrying Group at Long Beach Army Air Field, Long Beach, California.
4	Wings Over America	Santa Ana Army Air Base Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command, Santa Ana, California Book about the Santa Ana Army Air Base in Santa Ana, California.
5	Wings Over America	San Marcos Army Air Field San Marcos, Texas Base personnel book for the Army Air Forces Navigation School, San Marcos Army Air Field, San Marcos, Texas.
6	Wings Over America	San Antonio Air Services Command Area Headquarters and Base Services, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas Pictorial of base activities and personnel at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. Includes civilian personnel.
7	Wings Over America	San Angelo Army Air Field San Angelo Army Air Field, Bombardier School, San Angelo, Texas Pictorial of base activities and personnel for the bombardier school at San Angelo Army Air Field, San Angelo, Texas.
8	Wings Over America	Perrin Field Class 43-J and 43-K, Perrin Field, Sherman, Texas Class book for basic pilot classes 43-J and 43-K at the Army Air Forces Pilot School (Basic), Perrin Field, Sherman, Texas.
9	Wings Over America	Pecos Army Flying School Pecos, Texas Base personnel book for the Pecos Army Flying School, Pecos, Texas.
10	Wings Over America	Pampa Army Air Field Pampa, Texas Base personnel book for the Pampa Army Air Field, Pampa, Texas.
11	Wings Over America	Officer Candidate School Class 44-E, Officer Candidate School, Miami Beach, Florida Class book for class 44-E at the Officer Candidate School, Miami Beach, Florida.
12	Wings Over America	Moore Field Moore Field, Mission, Texas Class, personnel and base activities book for advanced pilot class 43-G and 43-H at Moore Field, Mission, Texas.
13	Wings Over America	Midland Army Air Field Midland Army Air Field, Midland, Texas Pictorial of base activities and personnel at Midland Army Air Field, Midland, Texas.
14	Wings Over America	Matagorda Gunnery Ranges, Matagorda Island, Texas Wings Over America Class book for gunnery training squadrons at the Matagorda Gunnery Ranges, and Foster Field, Victoria, Texas.
15	Wings Over America	Marfa Army Air Field Two-Engine Advanced Flying School, Marfa, Texas Base pictorial and activities at the two-engine advanced flying school at Marfa Army Air Field, Marfa, Texas.
16	Wings Over America	Lubbock Army Air Field Lubbock, Texas Base book for the Lubbock Army Air Field, Lubbock, Texas.
17	Wings Over America	Lazy 8 Corisicana Field, Corsicana, Texas Pictorial of the base, base activities and the lower and upper classes of 1942 for primary pilot training at Corsicana Field, Corsicana, Texas.
18	Wings Over America	Laughlin Army Air Field Del Rio, Texas Base personnel book for Laughlin Army Air Field, Del Rio, Texas. Army Air Forces Pilot School (Specialized Two-Engine).
19	Wings Over America	Laredo Army Air Field Laredo, Texas Class book for a gunnery class at the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School, Laredo Army Air Field, Laredo, Texas.
20	Wings Over America	Kelly Field San Antonio Air Service Command, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas Pictorial of base activities and personnel at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas.

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	Series: Different items with the same title.		Copies: Identical items, with different attributes.		Collection: A group of related items.

Curator: Mike Voisin

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Revised: January 11, 2023