THE ARNOLD SCHEME: BRITISH PILOTS, THE AMERICAN SOUTH AND THE ALLIES' DARING PLAN
Written by Gilbert S. Guinn
Published by Spellmount Ltd.
in 2007
ISBN: 9781862274464
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- RAF
- AIR FORCE
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
THE ARNOLD SCHEME: BRITISH PILOTS, THE AMERICAN SOUTH AND THE ALLIES' DARING PLAN
Written by Gilbert S. Guinn.
Stock no. 1825827
1st UK.
2007.
Softcover.
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. ISBN: 9781862274464. A lovely copy.
Front cover
Contents
- 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