On the 9th of December 2023 the USAAF Class Book Project received a kind gift from Mrs. Kathy Tringali D'Alleva; a number of class books from her uncle Carlo A. Biotti, a former USAAF Aircraft Armorer.
While under training Carlo frequently sent a class book of his training unit to his 'little sis' Mary (Kathy's mother).
After consulting her family Mrs Tringali D'Alleva decided to gift the booklets to our project. THANK YOU KATHY!
In 2020 my Dutch friends Aad Neeven and Harm van der Laan, proprietors of the Aviation War Books website bookshop very kindly donated a Bombardier Class Book they came across while browsing through a batch of recently acquired books from an estate sale.
Instead of selling the book on the 'internet market' they very kindly donated it to the USAAF Class Book Research Project.
Thank you gentlemen!
'Bomb Away', Bombardier Class Book 42-14, Midland Army Air Flying School, Texas.
Note: Nelson T. Segraves (pictured in the middle on the right hand page) was Killed in Action 21st July 1944.
He is buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery & Memorial at Margraten, Plot H, Row 15, Grave 19.
Also see our Foundation Fields of Honor Database file https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-s/44428-segraves-nelson-t
In November 2019 Mr. Erik Lindquist from Oakdale, Minnesota kindly donated 'Primary Review', Pilot Class Book 44-C, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Thank you Erik for contributing to our research!
In June 2019 Mrs. Suzy Mygatt Wakefield, from Kirkland, Washington kindly donated her father's Pilot Class Books towards our project.
Class Book 'The Mister' for Pilot Class 44-B, Coleman Flying School Ltd, Coleman, Texas, and Class Book 'Base Leg' for Pilot Class 44-B, Majors Army Air Field, Greenville, Texas. Kindly donated to our project by Mrs Mygatt Wakefield. Thank you Suzy!
Above: Pictures of Suzy's father in two of his Pilot Class Books. Note the 'typo' made by one of the admin clerks; Donald L. and Donald J.
In the 'European Theater of Operations' Lieutenant Mygatt was attached to the 367th Fighter Group. One of his missions is described in Danny S. Parker's book 'To Win the Winter Sky, Air War Over the Ardennes, 1944-1945' (Greenhill Books, 1994, page 260), see scan below.
