IWM Duxford | Behind the Ropes: Second World War US Fighter Pilot Training
Join your expert guide for a fascinating 'behind the ropes' journey through the training aircraft an American Pilot Cadet would have flown while training to become a fighter pilot.
From the Stearman 'Kaydet', to the Harvard used in basic and advanced pilot training, all the way through to the Mustang and Thunderbolt a pilot would have flown once they got their 'wings' and joined an active-service squadron.
This tour will detail the intensive training young American's went through to learn how to fly and fight in the sky.
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Join your expert guide for a fascinating 'behind the ropes' journey through the training aircraft an American Pilot Cadet would have flown while training to become a fighter pilot.
From the Stearman 'Kaydet', to the Harvard used in basic and advanced pilot training, all the way through to the Mustang and Thunderbolt a pilot would have flown once they got their 'wings' and joined an active-service squadron.
This tour will detail the intensive training young American's went through to learn how to fly and fight in the sky.