Throughout World War II, the United States played a pivotal role
in the development of British maritime aviation. Even before the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Royal Air Force, and Fleet Air Arm
pilots were being trained in the United States under a scheme set
up by the United States Navy as part of the Lend-Lease agreement.
For many young British aviation cadets the journey across the
Atlantic and America was eye-opening. Men found themselves caught
up with issues such as segregation in the American South, of which
they had no experience and little understanding.Drawing on
extensive interviews and correspondence with former cadets,
together with archival research, Guinn and Bennett document the
endeavors of American Navy pilots who taught over 16,000 British
aviation cadets how to fly and fight. They comprehensively examine
the details and impact of the scheme from a military, diplomatic,
educational, and cultural perspective.
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