Description

Chico Army Flying School — Class 42-I
Chico Army Flying School • World War II • 86 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview
Compiled by Editor-in-Chief Ernest W. Hickox and the class staff, this is the graduation yearbook of Class 42-I of the Chico Army Flying School (Basic Flying School), Chico, California, dated July 8, 1942, featuring the commandant’s farewell letter, the school’s officers and tactical staff, portraits and biographies of the cadets of A, B, C and D Flights, and the ground school and support personnel. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original printed yearbook.

Campaigns:
● World War II — Army Air Forces pilot training (Basic Flying School)

Commanders:
● Capt. R. J. Morse — Commandant of Cadets
● Capt. R. E. Wolcott — Executive Officer
● 1st Lt. W. W. Lipscomb — Tactical Officer
● 1st Lt. R. W. Stinchcomb, Jr. — Tactical Officer
● 2nd Lt. L. A. Anton — Athletic and Tactical Officer
● 1st Lt. A. W. Buck — “A” Flight Commander
● 1st Lt. R. C. Chatfield — “B” Flight Commander
● 1st Lt. McCoy — “C” Flight Commander
● 1st Lt. J. A. Murphy — “D” Flight Commander

Field newspaper: unknown.

Table of Contents

Editorial Staff
Dedication
Letter to Class 42-I
School Officers and Tactical Staff
Cadet Headquarters
Our Gal Dinah
“A” Flight
“B” Flight
“C” Flight
“D” Flight
Ground School
Closing Verse

“Each man of 42-I is this Aviation Cadet.”
— Eldridge R. Faulkner, “A Max You Know”