Description

Chico Army Flying School — Class 44-D
Training Group II, U.S. Army Air Forces • World War II

72 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview
This issue of “The Beam,” the graduation yearbook of Class 44-D, was produced by the cadets of Chico Army Air Field and dedicated to Lt. Col. Ashley B. Packard, Director of Training. It traces the field’s development from its origins at Moffett Field through its growth into a full Basic Flying School, and documents the staff, tactical officers, ground instruction departments, and individual squadrons of the class. This is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original wartime publication.

Campaigns: Stateside pilot training — Chico Army Air Field, California, originating from Moffett Field (no combat deployment; graduating class prepared for further Air Corps assignment).

Commanders: Colonel Gerald Hoyle (Commanding Officer); Lt. Col. Ashley B. Packard (Director of Training); Major Jerald F. Holzapfel (Director of Flying); Major Malcolm S. Anderson (C.O., Training Group II); Major Philip P. Putnam (Commandant, Aviation Cadets and Student Officers); Captain Joseph X. Bell (Executive Officer, Group II); Captain Paul J. Muldoon (Instrument Advisor); Captain Hal A. Lassman (Squadron 11 Commander).

Field newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

Dedication
History of Chico Army Air Field
Training Officers
Ground School Training
Link Trainer
Hospital and Physical Training
Student Officers
Squadron 11
Squadron 12
Squadron 13
Squadron 14
Honor Committee
Squadron 15
Squadron 16

“He has, to all, been the living example of the USMA doctrine, ‘Duty, Honor, Country.’”
— Dedication to Lt. Col. Ashley B. Packard, Director of Training