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This pamphlet published by the Beech Aircraft Corporation describes the various models the company produced during World War II for military use. During the conflict Beechcraft airplanes served as the primary trainers for thousands of U.S. Army Air Force and U.S. Navy personnel.
Creator: Beech Aircraft Corporation
Date: September 29, 1944
This pamphlet can be used to help students appreciate the significant contributions the Beech Aircraft Company made to the training of U.S. airmen and the overall U.S. war effort.
Item Number: 213683
Call Number: K 629.13, B391, Pam v.1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213683
Business and Industry - Aviation - Production - Beech
Business and Industry - Aviation - Production - Beechcraft
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Aviation companies in World War II (Indicator 4)
Date - 1940s - 1944
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Pamphlet
People - Notable Kansans - Beech, Olive Ann Mellor, 1903-1993
People - Notable Kansans - Beech, Walter Herschel, 1891-1950
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Transportation - Aeronautics
Transportation - Air Travel - Companies - Beech
Transportation - Air Travel - Companies - Beechcraft
Type of Material - Printed materials - Pamphlets
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