Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, Tennessee, 1944

Creators

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Source Collection

World War II collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0502.004_unf.031

Description

A class of trainees studying the theory is synchronizing a machine gun so that it will fire through the arc of an aeroplane propeller without striking the blades, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, Tennessee, 1944. During World War II, Naval Air Station Memphis was a primary flight training center for aviators. It had a training capacity of about 600 flight cadets, and could support up to 10,000 cadets for ground crew training. In 1943, the training facility was designated as the N.A.T.T.C.

Date Created

7-22-2021

Date

1944

Recommended Citation

"Naval Air Technical Training Center, Millington, Tennessee, 1944" (2021). NATTC, Memphis, images. 14.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-wwtwo1/14