Description

Brooks Field, Advanced Flying School (Observation), Class 44-C
Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center • World War II

72 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

This is the graduation yearbook of Class 44-C of the Advanced Flying School (Observation) at Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas, produced under the command of Colonel Edward H. Underhill with Major General Gerald C. Brant commanding the Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center. It covers the history of San Antonio as a military aviation center, the post’s officers and staff, daily cadet life including barracks inspections and ground school training, and the graduating roster of Class 44-C. This listing is for a digital download of a scanned copy of the original document.

Commanders: Major General Gerald C. Brant (Commanding, AAF Gulf Coast Training Center), Brigadier General Warren R. Carter (Chief of Staff), Colonel Edward H. Underhill (Commanding Officer, Brooks Field), Major L. J. Clark (Director of Ground School).

Field paper: unknown

Table of Contents
History of San Antonio and Brooks Field
Dedication
Post Command and Staff
Cadet Life and Barracks Inspections
Ground School and Ground Crew
Class 44-C Roster
Graduation

“To those faithful, untiring men behind the men in combat, our instructors, we gratefully and unhesitatingly dedicate this book. May they never run out of altitude!”
— Dedication, Class 44-C, Brooks Field