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This article, published in the December 1944 edition of the Boeing Magazine, details the success of the Boeing/Stearman-built Kaydet biplane. Produced by the thousands during World War II, the Kaydet was used to train numerous U.S. pilots.
Creator: Boeing Airplane Company
Date: 1944
This article can be used in conjunction with other material on the Kaydet to help students understand how vital the small airplane was to the training of U.S. pilots during World War II.
KS: 11th: 2.4.: understands the role of Kansas aviation companies during World War II
Item Number: 213723
Call Number: K 629.13, B633m
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213723
Business and Industry - Aviation - Production - Boeing
Business and Industry - Aviation - Production - Stearman
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 - Magazine
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Transportation - Air Travel - Aeroplanes
Transportation - Air Travel - Companies - Boeing
Transportation - Air Travel - Military
Type of Material - Printed materials - Magazines
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