South Plains Army Airfield (Images of Aviation)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00K5E0Q6Y |
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| Number of Pages | : | 533 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the Author Donald R. He has coauthored several books on the history of Lubbock and the South Plains of Texas. Abbe, PhD, serves as the curator at the Silent Wings Museum
He has coauthored several books on the history of Lubbock and the South Plains of Texas. Abbe, PhD, serves as the curator at the Silent Wings Museum. Donald R.
Today, little remains to remind one of the feverish and important military training program that once took place on the flat, featureless South Plains of Texas. The pilots who flew them learned their trade at South Plains Army Airfield.. Approximately 80 percent of the roughly 6,000 pilots trained to fly the combat cargo glider received their advanced training and were awarded their "G" Wings at SPAAF, as it was known. South Plains Army Airfield in Lubbock, Texas, was a major training base for US Army Air Force glider pilots during World War II. The American airborne forces depended upon an ungainly looking aircraft, the CG-4A glider, to carry the vehicles, munitions, and reinforcements needed to survive. These airborne invasion fleets sometimes exceeded well over 1,000 Allied gliders. Major invasions, such as D-Day at Normandy, were preceded by huge aerial fleets carrying paratroopers and their equipment. During World War II, American military strategy and tactics included a significant airborne component. The base was conceived, built, used, and then closed in a short five-year period during World War II
Another excellent book put out by Arcadia Publishing in their continuing Another excellent book put out by Arcadia Publishing in their continuing picture series of books on America and I give it Another excellent book put out by Arcadia Publishing in their continuing James I. Moffett Another excellent book put out by Arcadia Publishing in their continuing picture series of books on America and I give it 4 stars because it is by no means a complete account or history of the base. This book will not disappoint you if you are looking for a general history of the South Plains Army Airfield during WWII. The chapters are; Lubboc. stars because it is by no means a complete account or history of the base. This book will not disappoint you if you are looking for a general history of the South Plains Army Airfield during WWII. The chapters are; Lubboc. "Misleading title" according to Wolf. Made another wrong decision to trust Images of Aviation to do a well researched book on a specific Army Airfield. Purchased numerous other books by this publisher and a majority of the time, I have been left extremely disappointed.This book is supposed to be about the history of South Plains Army Airfield, yet is completely skips over late 19Misleading title Wolf Made another wrong decision to trust Images of Aviation to do a well researched book on a specific Army Airfield. Purchased numerous other books by this publisher and a majority of the time, I have been left extremely disappointed.This book is supposed to be about the history of South Plains Army Airfield, yet is completely skips over late 194.