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1st Lt. William J. Wilsterman - Gunnery school RP-63 frangible bullet target pilot at the Indian Springs/Las Vegas Flexible Gunnery School - Army Air Force Western Training Command, 1943 - 1945. |
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The instructor (Civilian James M. Miller) is on the left, Bill is in the center, two other cadets are behind him and one other cadet is in the front seat of this PT-19. Instructors typically trained four students a day, one at a time in the two seater.
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A formation of BT-13s
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Victory Field in Vernon Texas - The intentionally V-shaped buildings were barracks. PT-19s are lined up on the left
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Bill and brother in the local newspaper
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Victory Field graduation book cover
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The "W" page
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Bill
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Cadets were discharged out of the Army after earning their wings and then were reenlisted into the Army Air Force
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Back of document
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AT-6s from Indian Springs - Army Air Force Western Training Command
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B-17 with gunnery student aboard
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Bill
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Bill and his P-39 for the day
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An Army Air Force Western Training Command P-63
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Click picture to see a typical page
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Discharge papers
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Back of document
Page uploaded on 4-7-2007 |
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