The cream of the crop : Canadian aircrew, 1939-1945 /

"In this insightful critique of the effectiveness of the Royal Canadian Air Force in preparing its aircrew for war, Allan English describes the development of a uniquely Canadian selection system that attempted to match the aptitudes of aircrew candidates to the duties they would perform and th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: English, Allan D. (Allan Douglas), 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1996.
Temas:
Canada. > Royal Canadian Air Force > Recruiting, enlistment, etc. > World War, 1939-1945.
Canada. > Aviation royale > Recrutement > Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
Canada. > Royal Canadian Air Force
1939-1945
Airmen > Training of > Canada > History.
Aeronautics, Military > Canada > Psychological aspects > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Canadian.
Air pilots > Training of > Canada > History.
Pilotes d'aéronef > Formation > Canada > Histoire.
Aéronautique militaire > Canada > Psychologie > Histoire.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations aériennes canadiennes.
Aviateurs (Militaires) > Formation > Canada > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Air pilots > Training of
Aeronautics, Military > Psychological aspects
Airmen > Training of
Military operations, Aerial > Canadian
Luftwaffe
Rekrutierung
Ausbildung
Geschichte 1939-1945.
Canada
Kanada
Electronic books.
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Illustrations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 A Good Airman Is Worth a Battalion of Infantry: Aviator Recruiting and Selection, 1914-45
  • 3 Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten: Aircrew Training, 1914-45
  • 4 A Predisposition to Cowardice? Aviation Psychology, 1914-45
  • 5 What's in a Name? The RAF and Lack of Moral Fibre
  • 6 Conserving the Cream of the Crop: The RCAF and Lack of Moral Fibre
  • 7 None for All and One for One: The Canadian Manpower Crisis
  • 8 Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Bomber Command Psychological CasualtiesAppendix B: Selected Statistics of the Special Cases Committee RCAF R Depot
  • Appendix C: RCAF Aircrew NP Ratios in Bomber Command, 1944-45
  • Notes
  • Bibliographical Essay
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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