The Royal Air Force in Texas : training British pilots in Terrell during World War II / Tom Killebrew ; foreword by H. Gill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Killebrew, Tom.

Series:

War and the Southwest series ; no. 8.

War and the Southwest series ; no. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeronautics, Military--Study and teaching--Great Britain.

Aeronautics, Military.

Aeronautics, Military--Study and teaching--Texas--Terrell.

Terrell (Tex.)--History, Military--20th century.

Terrell (Tex.).

No. 1 British Flying Training School--History.

No. 1 British Flying Training School.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Foreign service--Texas.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 182 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the outbreak of World War II, British RAF officials sought to train aircrews outside of England, safe from enemy attack and poor weather. In the USA, six civilian flight schools dedicated themselves to instructing RAF pilots. Tom Killebrew explores the history of the Terrell Aviation School.

Contents:

The Royal Air Force in Texas; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Inception; Chapter 2 First Courses; Chapter 3 The New School; Chapter 4 Operations; Chapter 5 America Enters the War; photo gallery; Chapter 6 Expansion; Chapter 7 Toward the End; Chapter 8 Epilogue; Appendix A List of Fatalities; Appendix B The AT-6 Incident; Appendix C We're the Boys of No. 1 BFTS; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-175) and index.

ISBN:

1-57441-423-2

1-4337-1035-8

1-4175-1507-4

OCLC:

187394835