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Will Ferry Fighter CraftSecond Lt. John E. Thoman. 583Broadway, was among the recent arrivals at the Air Transport Command Ferrying Division's new pur-! suit transition school at Brownsville Army Air Field, Tex. The Ferrying Division, commanded by Brig. Gen. William H. Tunner has the responsibility for the greater part of all training within the Air Transport Command, in addition to ferrying and transport functions. The pilots receiving pursuit instructions at Brownsville are participating in an unique Ferrying Division procedure which undertakes to make its flying personnel the most versatile in the AAF. When the student has successfully completed his training at Brownsville, he will be qualified for the Important Job of ferrying fighter aircraft to all parts of the world where needed. Lt. Thoman. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace C. Thoman. was manager of a F. W. Wool worth store in New York before entering the Army. His home base is with the Fourth Ferrying Group at Memphis, Tenn. . .
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Hanover Evening Sun
Hanover, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, May 20, 1944
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