Flying High (c. 1940)

ID: 1891 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
This file appears in: James Connally Air Force Base
Flying High (c. 1940)

Students who underwent training during World War II flew a collective 750,000 miles and filled up twenty-nine classes of cadets.

This file appears in: James Connally Air Force Base

By Sarah Miller
With the possible entrance into World War II on the horizon, McLennan County officials and local city leaders lobbied the federal government to build a military installation in the Waco area. By August 14, 1941, officials learned about the…