Flight Test Certification of Colonel Joseph Laughlin, May 1944

Title

Flight Test Certification of Colonel Joseph Laughlin, May 1944

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 the 362nd Fighter Group's base at UK Station 412 in Headcorn, Kent, England, is significant because it lists his good friend and Group Commander, Colonel Morton Magoffin, as his Instrument Check Pilot.

Creator

Army Air Corps

Source

National Museum of the United States Air Force - Research Division

Publisher

United States Air Force

Date

May 18, 1944

Files

Laughlin_Flight_Test_May_1944.JPG

Citation

Army Air Corps, “Flight Test Certification of Colonel Joseph Laughlin, May 1944,” A Look At United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Laughlin, accessed March 28, 2024, https://coloneljoelaughlin.omeka.net/items/show/42.