Name: THE ARNOLD SCHEME: BRITISH PILOTS, THE AMERICAN SOUTH AND THE ALLIES' DARING PLAN
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THE ARNOLD SCHEME: BRITISH PILOTS, THE AMERICAN SOUTH AND THE ALLIES' DARING PLAN

by Gilbert S. Guinn

Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st UK. 2007

Nearly fine condition. The story of four thousand young Allied airmen, thousands of miles from home, who had but a short time to become trained combat pilots. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos.

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ISBN: 9781862274464
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Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One. American, British and Canadian Flight Training, 1938-1941
Chapter Two. Setting Up Arnold Scheme Flight Training
Chapter Three. The Two Distant Primary Schools: Camden and Tuscaloosa
Chapter Four. The Two Georgia Primary Schools: Americus and Albany
Chapter Five. The Two Florida Primary Schools: Lakeland and Arcadia
Chapter Six. Background to Early Arnold Scheme Training and Responses from Britain, Canada and the United States.
Chapter Seven. Final Classes of the Two Distant Primaries
Chapter Eight. Responses to the Washout Rate in the United States: The Four Georgia and Florida Primary Flight Schools
Chapter Nine. The Final Six RAF Classes in Georgia
Chapter Ten. The Final Six RAF Classes in Florida
Chapter Eleven. USAAF Basic Flying School: Gunter Field
Chapter Twelve. USAAF Basic Flying School: Cochran Field
Chapter Thirteen. Single-Engine Advanced Flying Schools: Craig and Napier
Chapter Fourteen: Twin-Engine Advanced Flying Schools: Maxwell, Turner and Moody
Chapter Fifteen: The Training of RAF Navigators
Epilogue
Appendix I. Arnold Scheme Statistics
Appendix II. War Brides
Sources