Garden City Army Airfield - Planesman Yearbook (Garden City, KS)

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Wifh fhe lasf few classes going fhrough GCAAF some of fhe fellows were fransferred fo fhe Bombardmenf group. These men fook fhirfy- five hours in fhe BT and fhen were checked ouf in fhe UC-78. When fhe cadefs wereichosen for fhe fwin engine group fhe big argumenf began which will never cease. The UC was prompfly chrisfened The Flying Eggcrafe, The Double Breasfed Cub and even Tha+ boxcar wifh buffer paddles. ln defense, fhe bombardmenf boys looked af fhe single engine Sfick and'Rudder pilo+s, ac- cusing fhem of being 'foo simple fo handle more fhan one +hro'rHe af a fime. There is really no need of fhe arguing, be- cause bofh are needed fo win 'rhe war. Bofh are fhe besf pilofs in fhe world in fheir line. The men of 44-C were fhe firsf fo be checked ouf wifh consfanf speed propellors. Then fhe big argumenl' came as fo who were fo be fhe lucky fellows fo fake fhe sfeel props ouf as fhere were a limifed number of ships equipped wifh fhem. Everyone who flies 'rhe UC fhinks if is a greaf ship and look forward 'ro bigger and beHer mulfif engined airplanesg '

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