Information Sheet

R United States. Army Air Forces. Flying Training Detachment, 73^rd.

944 Newsletter, 1943.

One folder

This is a single issue of Cape Cadet (Vol. 1, No. 37, 4 December 1943), the newsletter of the 73^rd Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment. This unit was stationed at Harris Field in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The commanding officer was Captain Clarke Simonds.

The 73^rd AAFFTD provided early instruction in the development of military pilots during World War II. As this issue went to press, Class 44-D was just leaving, Class44-E was in mid-training, and Class 44-F was just arriving. The Cape Cadet was intended to be a breezy 8-page mimeographed newsletter containing news of the facility and humorous personal items concerning the trainees. Charles J. Smith was editor, John F. Boyle was news editor, Daniel C. Cantor was feature editor, Norman C. Bye, Jr., was art editor, and Edward H. Jones, Michael Milinkovich, and N. B. Smith served as “foreign correspondents.” The advisory officer was Lt. Peter J. McGovern.

Full names, where available, have been indexed. Harris Field is now the site of the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport.

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