Books Before Bombers: Buffalo's Aviation Students during World War II

By Charles E. Stanley Jr. - April 18, 2016

The Aircrew College Detachment Training Program provided a solution to the huge number of applicants for the U.S. Army Air Forces, while providing future officers with important academic training. Both the University at Buffalo and Canisius College hosted some of these future flyboys.

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Books Before Bombers: Buffalo's Aviation Students during World War II