Royal Air Force in Texas Training British Pilots in Terrell During World War II

Name: Royal Air Force in Texas Training British Pilots in Terrell During World War II
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ISBN: 9781574412727

ISBN-10: 1574412728

ISBN-13: 9781574412727

Edition: N/A

Authors: Tom Killebrew, H. Gill

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With the outbreak of World War II, British Royal Air Force (RAF) officials sought to train aircrews outside of England, safe from enemy attack and poor weather. In the United States the first of six schools, No. 1 British Flying Training School (BFTS), was located in Terrell, Texas, east of Dallas. The cadets trained in the air on aerobatics, instrument flight, and night flying, while on the ground they studied navigation, meteorology, engines, and armaments-even spending time in early flight simulators. Not all survived their training. By the end of the war, more than two thousand RAF cadets had trained at Terrell.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Publication date: 10/26/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Tom Killebrew is a licensed pilot and teaches American history at Navarro College.