US Army Air Force Technical School and Training Center - Yearbook (Gulfport Field, MS)

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You would be surprised al' lhe many fhings 1-hal slu- denls may learn aboul' a plane by washing il' down. aff Fu+ure airplane mechanics al Gulfporl' Field, Missis- sippi, a unil' of +he Army Air Forces Training Com- mand, learn whal makes air- plane fighler lick by a sludy of each parl of 'rhe plane. uk The arl of repairing bullef holes in modern airplanes is laugh? in 'rhe shee+- melal seclion of lhe school. Fal-igue is a fifrh column enemy lhal is always ready lo infillrale and arlaclc. No man can shck a+ a rob +l1rough long periods +hrough +he day, especially if his laslx requires +he use of ludgmen+ and slull Above is shown a len-minuie break in classes. Vilal accessories lo +he modern airplane are wilhin lhe scope of mechanics covered by lhe 'rechnical lraining school. The eleclrical sysfems branch of 1-he Gulfporl Technical Training School is well equipped and covers every eleclrical device associaled wilh an air- plane. Shown above are sluclenls splicing and soldering wires. IIZ- bay Hirplane mechanic ' C' ur e New arrivals a+ lhe cargo and +ranspor+ 'lype Airplane Mechanics School al' Gulfporl Field are quiclrly made familiar wilh 'lhe 'lull scope of lheir new worlc. Afler a shorl inlroduclion, including lhe showing of 'lwo films, a conducled +our of lhe school syslem occupies +he day prior +o enrollmenl in lhe 'iirsl branch. These soldiers, who will soon become lhe 'lrained men who keep fhe Douglas Skylrain, Curiiss Commando and oiher gianl cargo airplanes of lhe Army Air Forces in 'lop flying condilion, are given explanalions on fhe various moclc-ups and are guided lhrough each building and hangar in which +hey will work. Simple school rules and regulalions. dulies of a crew chief, 'lhe melhod of grading lfhe lasl day of each phase being a praclical lesling dayl, and 'lhe firsf day's assignmenl for +he 'firsl phase are explained lhoroughly.

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TECHIIICHL SCH00l 1 0-my dir ?orceA fu tern Teal: nical Training Cvmmand GUlFPOR'l' FlElD, MISSISSIPPI

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