Flight Test Certification of Then-Captain Joseph Laughlin, May 1942

Title

Flight Test Certification of Then-Captain Joseph Laughlin, May 1942

Subject

One of several instrument flight tests Colonel Laughlin would complete in the Army Air Corps

Description

In order to make sure pilots were combat ready and effective, the Army Air Corps required Instrument Flight Tests be completed every six months. This one, completed at Wheeler Field in Hawaii, was completed by then-Captain Laughlin while he was fighting in the Pacific Theater of Operations

Creator

Army Air Corps

Source

National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division

Publisher

United States Air Force

Date

May 9, 1942

Files

Laughlin_Flight_Test_May_1942.JPG

Citation

Army Air Corps, “Flight Test Certification of Then-Captain Joseph Laughlin, May 1942,” A Look At United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Laughlin, accessed April 26, 2024, https://coloneljoelaughlin.omeka.net/items/show/41.