The Royal Air Force in Texas: Training British Pilots in Terrell during World War II

The Royal Air Force in Texas

The Royal Air Force ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ in Texas TRAINING BRITISH PILOTS IN TERRELL DURING WORLD WAR II Tom Killebrew Foreword by Air Vice-Marshal H. Gill, CB, OBE Number Eight in the War and the Southwest Series University of North Texas Press Denton, Texas Copyright 2003 by Tom Killebrew All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Permissions: University of North Texas Press P.O. Box 311336 Denton, TX 76203-1336 The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, z39.48.1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Killebrew, Tom. The Royal Air Force in Texas : training British pilots in Terrell during World War II / Tom Killebrew ; foreword by Air Vice-Marshal H. Gill. p. cm. — (War and the Southwest series ; no. 8) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57441-169-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. No. 1 British Flying Training School—History. 2. Great Britain. Royal Air Force—Foreign service—Texas. 3. Aeronautics, Military—Study and teaching —Great Britain. 4. Aeronautics, Military—Study and teaching—Texas— Terrell. 5. Terrell (Tex.)—History, Military—20th century. I. Title. II. Series. UG639.G72 T475 2003 940.54’4941’09764922—dc21 2003009983 The Royal Air Force in Texas: Training British Pilots in Terrell during World War II is Number Eight in the War and the Southwest Series Design by Angela Schmitt To Ann and the young men of the Royal Air Force who journeyed so far And the king said unto me. . . . For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? Nehemiah 2:6 ...