War birds aloft form a background for Old Glory and the 170-foot tower of the administration building of Randolph Field, Texas. This formation of basic training planes is piloted by flying tutors and closely observed by the aviation cadets who soon will be practicing such aerial maneuvers at advanced or specialized schools

Moore Field, Mission (vicinity), Texas. The lead ship in a formation of P-40's peeling off for the "attack" in a practice flight at the Army Air Forces advanced flying school. Selected aviation cadets are given transition training in these fighter planes before receiving their pilot's wings

America's youth builds and flies model planes on miniature flying fields. This young American builds various types of model planes, with different types of wing construction in order to conduct a study of wind resistance. The planes are made of balsa wood covered with silk and waterproofing material. The experience and knowledge of aeronautics he gains in these experiments will be put to good use in the air-minded post war world. Courses in aeronautics have already been added to the curriculum in many U.S. schools

Even though the mascot of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a falcon, this is the "Eagle and Fledglings Statue," presented as a gift in 1958 by the personnel of Air Training Command. It contains the inscription by Austin Dusty Miller that reads, "Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge"

High school Victory Corps. Painted a dull black so that from a distance they will resemble silhouettes of actual planes, scale model planes are used in training military and civilian personnel. Bill Tracy, student at Washington High School, Los Angeles, California, is checking the replica of a Flying Fortress he has just completed

High school Victory Corps. Donald Alman, 15-year-old student at McKinley Technical High School, Washington, D.C., operates a handsaw to cut out the wing of a model plane. McKinley is one of the 6,000 schools throughout the country which provides facilities for pupils to build model planes. The planes are made to Navy specifications and are distributed for training of military and civilian personnel

War birds aloft form a background for Old Glory and the 170-foot tower of the administration building of Randolph Field, Texas. This formation of basic training planes is piloted by flying tutors and closely observed by the aviation cadets who soon will be practicing such aerial maneuvers at advanced or specialized schools

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01/01/1942

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