Dougherty County Public LibraryUnited States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Radium Springs, 31.52629, -84.13546Wheeler, Gordon Boyce, 1919-20071997-04-29A 92-page directory of British cadets who trained at Darr Aero Tech School. On the blue On the front cover of the binder is an index that reads: "Darr Aero Tech Directory of British Cadets--Royal Air Force in Albany (a fiftieth-year reunion program)--RAF in Albany--British Cadets--Arnold Scheme Register--Darr Aero Tech--Turner Field." Within these categories are: a guide to British Royal Air Force (RAF) memorials in Albany, Georgia; photocopy-quality photographic prints of headstones of RAF pilots in Albany, Georgia, two memorial markers placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution at Albany Airport and Turner Field; a guide to the RAF pilot gravesites in Albany, Georgia; a fiftieth anniversary reunion program (dated October 19th and 20th, 1991). The program includes Interviews with members of the RAF who trained at Darr Air Force Base that humorously reveal the English still preferred proper hot English tea to Southern iced tea, even when the weather was hot, but loved "hotuns," or biscuits, all year round. The fiftieth anniversary religious service was conducted at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, "in honor of visitors of the United Kingdom," and a barbecue was held on the grounds at Radium Springs, a favorite visit for RAF trainees on a "weekend pass." The Darr Aero Tech Flying School, founded by Hal Darr, was based on the "Arnold" or "Arnoldian" scheme, a three-phase World War II training plan with primary, basic, and advanced phases, established by U.S. General Henry Harley ("Hap") Arnold. This school and scheme trained thousands of British pilots in the Southeastern United States, when they could not train at home in Great Britain due to military threats back home. Courses were run by civilian United States Army Air Corp (AARC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) instructors on single and multi-engine planes; each training center was assigned RAF administrators to handle the discipline and pay for British trainees.image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Darr Aero Tech School (Albany, Ga.)Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950--Military leadershipUnited States. Army. Air ServiceUnited States. Army. Air CorpsUnited States. Department of the Air ForceGreat Britain. Royal Air ForceAllied Forces--OrganizationWorld War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, BritishSoldiers--United States--Training ofUnited States--History, MilitaryUnited States--Armed Forces--OrganizationAir pilotsWomen in aeronauticsWorld War, 1939-1945--Participation, FemaleCombined operations (Military science)--HistoryUnited States--Foreign relationsGreat Britain--Foreign relationsMilitary educationScrapbooksTurner Field (Albany, Ga.)Food habitsBiscuitsIced teaTeaCemeteriesAnniversariesDarr Aero Tech Directory of British CadetsText