"The Student Pilot's Training Primer," 1941

01

Artifact Overview

Hugh J. Knerr served as Chief of Staff to the General Headquarters Air Force. His experiences with military aviation informed his 1941 book The Student Pilot's Training Primer. Knerr's book was unusual at the time because, in addition to providing flight instruction, it prepared students for the mental and psychological efforts required of pilots.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1941

Subject Date

1941

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2007.15.19

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert Buerglener

Technique

Printing (Process)
Bookbinding (Process)

"The Student Pilot's Training Primer," 1941