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The Royal Air Force in Texas
Tom Killebrew
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Training British Pilots in Terrell During World War II
出版University of North Texas Press, 2003
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / GeneralHistory / Military / Aviation & SpaceHistory / United States / 20th CenturyHistory / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)Technology & Engineering / Aeronautics & AstronauticsTechnology & Engineering / Military Science
ISBN15744116919781574411690
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xYOuCyELpGsC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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 six civilian flight schools dedicated themselves to instructing RAF pilots; the first British Flying Training School (BFTS) was located in Terrell, Texas, east of Dallas. programme with RAF pilots. Most of the early British students had never been in an aeroplane or even driven a car before arriving in Texas to learn to fly. 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. By the end of the war, more than 2000 RAF cadets had trained at Terrell, cementing relations between Great Britain and the United States and forming lasting bonds with the citizens of Terrell.