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Twentynine Palms Air Academy — Crosswind Class 43-J is a June 1943 yearbook produced by the Aviation Cadets of Class 43-J at the Twentynine Palms Air Academy in California, documenting their nine weeks of primary flying training. It features messages from commanding officers and instructors, a roster of cadets with their hometowns and half-joking “flying ambitions,” humorous verse about check rides and the PT-17 Stearman trainer, and photos capturing daily life at the desert airfield. The book closes with the classic aviator’s poem “High Flight,” reflecting the cadets’ pride and camaraderie as they moved on to basic flight training.