Reenactment to illustrate how newly recruited civilians might arrive at a base to commence training as U.S. Army Air Forces flying cadets. The recruits, in civilian clothes, arrive in private cars and park in a base parking lot. One group of four arrives in a 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe convertible coupe automobile. A large number of recruits in civilian clothes, carrying luggage, walking across a lawn towards a building on the base. Two are seen carrying tennis racquets. The scene is shot at Randolph Field in Texas. It is repeated twice, that is, in two takes.
Reenactment (at Randolph Field, Texas) illustrating the arrival of new recruits into the U.S. Army Air Forces flying cadet program. Large group of new cadets walking across an area carrying personal baggage. All dressed in civilian clothing, they walk up the steps to a veranda on a building at the base. There are two takes of the scene. Best regards, Tom
Reenactment, at Randolph Field, illustrating how new recruits are indoctrinated by upper class upon arrival for training as U.S. Army Air Forces flying cadets. Upper class cadet standing with recruits on a veranda. He teaches them how to stand in a "brace" and conduct themselves. Interior of a barber shop. Cadets getting haircuts. Cadets dressed in newly issued uniforms. They have photographs taken for their ID cards.
Training of U.S. Army Air Forces flying cadets at Randolph Field, Texas. Interior of a dining hall. The cadets walking up between the tables. They select seats but remain standing near them until the class fills the dining hall. An officer at the far end gives an order to be seated. Cadets sit down and start eating.
Training of U.S. Army Air Forces Flying Cadets at Randolph Field, Texas. Small platoons of six and eight cadets doing close-order drills in small areas. Various platoons mixed up and out of order during the process. A class of cadets taking a Morse code radio examination. Interior of an examination room shows cadets taking other types of written exams. A flight instructor with four students refers to posted mission data and map as he briefs his students on the way to their airplanes. .
Training of U.S. Army Air Forces flying cadets. Cadets watch a three bladed propeller turning on a Class 26 instructional airframe at Randolph Field, Texas. (Class 26 refers to an airplane damaged beyond repair, from which the parts of the display were made. ) Cadets, at Kelly Field, look at BC-1airframe, resting on blocks, with skin partially removed to reveal internal structure. An instructor points out hydraulic lines as a cadet seated in the cockpit manually operates hydraulic pump to retract the landing gear. The landing gear is dropped and the process repeated several times. Cadets in a hangar learn about the construction of an airplane wing. The cadets receiving instruction on electrical system of an aircraft. Electrical units and circuitry mounted on a table.
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