World War II, British RoWith the outbreak of yal Air Force (RAF) officials sought to train aircrews outside of England, safe from enemy attack and poor weather.
He currently teaches American history at Navarro College and lives with his wife, Ann, in DeSoto, Texas..
Navy Reserve.
Marine Corps Reserve and as an air intelligence officer in the U.
S.
A licensed private pilot, he served in the U.
S.
About author(s): TOM KILLEBREW, a native of Dallas, Texas, received a master\'s degree in history from the University of Texas at Arlington.
By the end of the war, more than two thousand RAF cadets had trained at Terrell.
Not all survived their training.
The cadets trained in the air on aerobatics, instrument flight, and night flying, while on the ground they studied navigation, meteorology, engines, and armaments--even spending time in early flight simulators. 1 British Flying Training School (BFTS), was located in Terrell, Texas, east of Dallas.
In the United States the first of six schools, No.
World War II, British RoWith the outbreak of yal Air Force (RAF) officials sought to train aircrews outside of England, safe from enemy attack and poor weather
