{"id":3753,"date":"2018-12-02T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T21:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=3753"},"modified":"2019-06-27T08:04:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T13:04:59","slug":"february-10-1944-phoenix-arizona","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/advanced-flight-training-february-1944\/february-10-1944-phoenix-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"February 10, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class='dropshadowboxes-container ' style='width:auto;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-lifted-both dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style=' border: 1px solid #dddddd; height:; background-color:#edf2f9;    '>\r\n                            Tom has just arrived at Luke Army Air Field for his Advanced Pilot Training. All of his group&#8217;s baggage (clothing) was sent by mistake to Colorado instead of Arizona, so they are without replacement clothing.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>Thurs. morning<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3760\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/February-10-1944-Phoenix-Arizona-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3760\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/February-10-1944-Phoenix-Arizona-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 10, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 10, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dear Dad + the folks at 828,<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_3753_1('footnote_plugin_reference_3753_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_3753_1('footnote_plugin_reference_3753_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_3753_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3753_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">&#8220;the folks at 828&#8221; means his sister, Elaine, her husband Stanley, and their daughter, Karen, who lived at 828 Lakeside Place in Chicago.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3753_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3753_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>I am going to have to combine this letter because I won&#8217;t have time to write two. We arrived yesterday about noon and we were kept going till 9:00 P.M. and then they got us up at 4:30 A.M. They haven&#8217;t wasted much time. We go to ground school in a few minutes and then get another 6-4 physical exam this afternoon, it is the same as we got at <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/places\/santa-ana-army-air-base\/\">Santa Ana<\/a>. Start flying tomorrow, the way they have it arranged now I am in a standard squadron, which means if I stay in this I&#8217;ll probably end up as an instructor or in <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/air-transport-command\/\">air transport command<\/a>. I am going to try to get out of it but you can&#8217;t do an awful lot.<\/p>\n<p>From all reports these <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/at-6-texan\/\">AT6&#8217;s<\/a> are plenty nice planes and really a pilots plane, but I&#8217;ll know more about that in a few days. They washed several of the fellows in C class out because they had trouble landing them so I imagine I&#8217;ll do some worrying over that. They have just about every kind of a plane there is here on the field, <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/p-40-warhawk\/\">P40&#8217;s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/north-american-aviation-p-51-mustang\/\">P51&#8217;s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/lockheed-p-38-lightning\/\">P38&#8217;s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/p-70\/\">A20&#8217;s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/p-70\/\">P70&#8217;s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/at-17-bobcat\/\">AT17&#8217;s<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3761\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/February-10-1944-Phoenix-Arizona-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3761\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/February-10-1944-Phoenix-Arizona-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 10, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 10, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our barracks bags were suppose to have been on the train with us but when we arrived there weren&#8217;t any bags. From the latest reports they went to La Juanta, Colo., therefore we haven&#8217;t any clothes or anything with us.<\/p>\n<p>I am going to have to close, will let you know more later. So long &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>With love,<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3762\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/February-10-1944-Phoenix-Arizona.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3762\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/February-10-1944-Phoenix-Arizona-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"February 10, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/February-10-1944-Phoenix-Arizona-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/February-10-1944-Phoenix-Arizona.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 10, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_3753_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_3753_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_3753_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_3753_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_3753_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_3753_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_3753_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">&#8220;the folks at 828&#8221; means his sister, Elaine, her husband Stanley, and their daughter, Karen, who lived at 828 Lakeside Place in Chicago.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_3753_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_3753_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_3753_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_3753_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_3753_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_3753_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_3753_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_3753_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_3753_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_3753_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_3753_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_3753_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_3753_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_3753_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thurs. morning Dear Dad + the folks at 828,[1]&#8220;the folks at 828&#8221; means his sister, Elaine, her husband Stanley, and their daughter, Karen, who lived at 828 Lakeside Place in Chicago. I am going to have to combine this letter because I won&#8217;t have time to write two. 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