Army Air Force Contract Flying School - Primary Yearbook (Camden, AR)

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E. W. WIGGINS Treasurer and General Manager W. H. MARDEN President Wiggins - Marden AERO CORPORATION Eleven classes have' come and gone from Harrell Field since its beginning. In August 1942, the first eager class of Cadets came to this field, the main base of the 71st Army Air Force Train- ing Detachment, for Primary Training. Located on the outskirts of Camden, Arkansas, this field and its two auxiliary fields, Rice and Bradshaw, form a compact unit for flight training. Harrell Field is a contract flying school leased from the Defense Plant COFPOYHUOH and operated by Wiggins-Marden Aero Corporation. Because it was built under Army supervision, equipment and facilities are those needed for Army work. Besides barracks for Cadets, there are buildings for the hospital, Link Trainers, Administration, Operations, ground school, mess hall and the Cadet Lounge. There are also two large hangers housing scores of P.T.'s, the bosom pals of the cadets. Though few of us ever see either Mr. Wiggins or Marden, I know that all of ug are grateful for their effort, together with Major Brown, in making Harrell Field the efficient organization that it is.

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.Nw MAJOR NELSON T. BROWN Commanding Officer A The Army Air Force in 1935, enlisted one N. T. Brown, from California, for Cadet flying training. He, like we hope to do, went through Primary, Basic, and Advanced training, to be commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. Since then he has come through all the stages and ranks up to a gold leaf. With Senior Pilot Wings and well over 3500 hours logged, the Major seems well qualified to command a post not unlike the first one he went to-a Primary Training Field.