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The last Aviation Cadet pilot classes were Webb AFB class 61G and Reese AFB class 62A. The last Aviation Cadet pilot to graduate was 2nd Lieutenant William F. Wesson, the only member of Reese AFB class 62B-2, on 11 October 1961. Wesson was originally a member of class 62A but was injured during a training accident and had to recover and ...
Twin-Engine Cadet Pilot Class (i.e. trained to fly the North American B-25 Mitchell, [7] or; Liaison Pilot Cadet Class (i.e. training to serve as liaison and service pilots). [8] This list excludes: Individuals in non-pilot, support operations. Anyone who may have attended the Tuskegee Airmen cadet pilot program but failed to graduate.
[4] [5] For a complete list of 1007 graduate cadet pilots, see the List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes This list uses the following notations for individuals — C/O – Commanding Officer; P/AC – Pilot or Aircrew; SS – School Staff; OFS – Operational Flight Support; H – Honorary Airman
The 1,007 documented cadet graduates from the Advanced Aviation Training Cadet Program: List of Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Pilot Graduation Classes, 1942-1946, listing graduating Cadet Pilots by Class, Year and Class Type
Naval aviation pilots were awarded the naval aviation pilot badge which, while considered a separate award, was identical in design to the naval aviator badge. [10] The badge was designed by John H. Towers c. 1917 and consists of a single fouled anchor , surmounted by a shield with 13 stripes, centered on a pair of wings.
Prior to attending Tuskegee, Roberts obtained his pilot's license in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. In July 1941, Roberts was the first cadet accepted into the U.S. Army Air Corps' aviation cadet training program with the Tuskegee Airmen's first class of aviation cadets, Class 42-C-SE, [1] on March 7, 1942 [7] Roberts graduated from aviation cadet training with Captain Benjamin O. Davis ...
Brigadier-General Wayne T. Adams USMC (MarCad Class 14-62) was the highest-ranked MarCad, retiring with the rank of Brigadier-General in 1991. He was a fighter jet pilot (F-8 Crusader), helicopter pilot (CH-46 Sea Knight), and attack jet pilot (A-6 Intruder).
During America's involvement in World War II (1942–1945), the rank of flight cadet was changed to that of aviation cadet, often abbreviated as A/C, and the program name was changed to the "Aviation Cadet Training Program". From 1947, this program was run by the now separate US Air Force. The pilot cadet program ended in 1961, but the ...