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The Royal Air Force in American Skies : The Seven British Flight Schools in the United States during World War II / Tom Killebrew.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Killebrew, Tom, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Foreign service--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Flight schools--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Flight schools.
- Air pilots, Military--Training of--United States--History--20th century.
- Air pilots, Military.
- Air pilots, Military--Training of--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Aeronautics, Military--Study and teaching--United States.
- Aeronautics, Military.
- Aeronautics, Military--Study and teaching--Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (460 p.)
- Edition:
- Edition: First.
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By early 1941, Great Britain stood alone against the aerial might of Nazi Germany and was in need of pilots. The Lend-Lease Act allowed for the training of British pilots in the United States and the formation of British Flying Training Schools. These unique schools were owned by American operators, staffed with American civilian instructors, supervised by British Royal Air Force officers, utilized aircraft supplied by the US Army Air Corps, and used the RAF training syllabus. Tom Killebrew provides the first comprehensive history of all seven British Flying Training Schools located in Terrell, Texas; Lancaster, California; Miami, Oklahoma; Mesa, Arizona; Clewiston, Florida; Ponca City, Oklahoma; and Sweetwater, Texas. The British students attended classes and mastered the elements of flight day and night. Some students flushed out, while others were killed during training mishaps and are buried in local cemeteries. Those who finished the course became Royal Air Force pilots. These young British students would also forge a strong and long-lasting bond of friendship with the Americans.
- Contents:
- Overseas training
- The American offer
- Royal Air Force delegation
- Journey to America
- New schools
- Training
- American hospitality
- Changes
- Operations
- The final year
- After the war
- Appendix: BFTS fatalities.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-57441-624-3
- OCLC:
- 925478638
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