James Connally, Harlingen & some Mather AFB Class Locator Stats: IF want to help us locate people contact Jim Faulkner– Harlingen (52-02 to 62-22). Connally (52-02 to 66-18), Mather (66-19 to 90-22)
Brothers who attended James Connally & Harlingen for Navigator Training: Harlingen will be indicated with letters (HA) following class number. James Connally is indicated with letters (JC). (Number in ( –) is the class number
James Connally Graduation Statistics Table– Will update later This table shows the number of graduates in each class as provided by Air Education and Training Command. The (1) indicates classes with aviation cadets. A “0” or
Info from Bruce Ashcraft (AETC/HO) Randolph AFB, TX on February 24, 2006. The first class to graduate from James Connally Navigator training was 51-19 The first class to graduate from Harlingen –unknown The first class
In Memory of those Who Have Made Their Last Flight High Flight Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split
You successfully navigated the world wide web to find the James Connally Navigator’s/Observers Home Page. This web site covers people who trained at James Connally AFB, Harlingen AFB, Texas and Mather AFB, CA or who were instructor navigators or radar observers at Connally or Harlingen Air Force Bases.
James Connally Air Force Base, located seven miles northeast of Waco, Texas, was initially a basic pilot-training school. It opened as Waco Army Air Field on May 5, 1942, and became headquarters for the Army
James Connally Air Force Base, near Waco TX was named for Colonel James T. Connally, a resident of Waco. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1932, completed pilot training and got his commission at Randolph