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B^wJersey Cudct fcas Wings, But He Keeks Second Pair Kieinry George Hyde Served B Under Royal Canadian v Air Force. Aviation Cadet Henry George Hyde I k N J . already boasts of ! Cuu's '* When Cadet Hyde eontKm* ins training of which he 1h now 2 he primary stage. he will have the K,ue distinction of having acquired '..Hid pair of wings. B The reason is that Hyde's first pair I I1(> from the Itoyal Canadtau Air ,. His 'second will come front the Eiled Slates Air Force. ('add Hyde, ago 19. received his , w.|U,oi education at Teanack Bhich at that Hnie was the only high Brboul tn the country which boasted E. airplane that high school students Boulri flv Along with the flying Bourse 11 Teanack high the school Bad a theory of flight and aero dyB?niir> course that Included an acroBnKiiu course. Hyde graduated from Bhe Teanack at the age of 16 att(l Khen 17 years of age he filtered BerBt-ti Junior college and todK aqroipfu Bival cueiiit'crlng. He was too young Bt tin- time to take CPT. Hyde admits Bhat he was not enthusiastic about Bu college work outsldo fo the aeroB'l'lv young man could not get AmerB'an i'.lining because of his youth Bml "O lie figured that he could fight Bor jhe same cause if with the Koyal Esnfuiian Air Force. On August 17. Bhirh happened to be his birthday. Be hf' college and on August 20, he Bas sworn into the Koyal Canadian Kir Force. In the Koyal Canadian Kit Force he took four stages of trainK. lb-placement center at Manning Bool. Toronto; Pre-Flight at Belleville, Kniatio; Klementary. an equivalent Bo our basic. Oshawa, Ontario and Bdvanc-d at Donville. , I On April 20, 1942, Hyde was transBerrcil to the United States Army Air Borps The transfer and discharge , B11"'111-' to lli,n ^ust four day? prior Bo receiving his wings from the CanBdittti Air Force. While with the Koyal Canadian Air Force he flew Bhe "Tiger Moth." a two seater hiB>I.ti>'' aiid the next plane he flew was Bltf "Vale," the predecessor of thb BHarvard." I lu making a comparison of the Braining especially the physical end B^ it. Hyde says that the cadets used Bo trout fishing, skiing, and Ice Beating There were no regular phyB>ral 'joining units and all primary K.iniifr-ame in planes equipped with Mins. ^ I According to Cadet Hyde, there is Bo comparison .with the discipline of he United StAtes Army Air Corps | Bml that of the Royal Canadian Air Bcrce. here being a certain lainess B^ the latter. However, when the K. B A. metes out discipline it Is apt to B^' very stiff and severe. Speaking of the food served to the Badets of the United States Army Air Borps. Cadet Hyde states that "you J Bant begin to compare the food here | Knd there" and he added "food at I Bamd<?n ts the best I have had any- 1 I Cadei Hyde went on to state that f B'- flying training here is more i ^ftighly organized than In the Royal B^ian Air Force In his opinion." i Bn particular precision is more strongB-V stressed in the U. S. Air Force. 1 Cadet Hyde added a touch of humor | ^k"hen he stated that while he took jj ^ rench ar Teanack High school It did | B?t prove any help to him In Canada | or the reason that the "Canadian ! Mrench- and the "Parisian (^French" j Bhich 'aught in the American high * Bctl(M)ls are so different that they | Kcarcely !> - recognized as being reI Cadtv Hyde's father la an English- ^ B,an -ls mother died several years Kwo CAMDEN BOYS ~ 1 B'OW IN COLLEGE I John Lantyne Willlford, son of Dr. 1 B -N'r- J. L. Willlford, who gradu- | ^P'ni fr m the Camden High school | Bhl* "''iivri. will go to Charleston Sun- 1 Ba> ! ' uroll at The Citadel. Ch.,j! |[. Zemp, son of Mr. and | B'r* ( ' Zemp, Sr., will also leave | or Kim v university at Atlanta. He | B* a's? <? June graduate of the Camden | I So far is known, these are the | only >w(. f'amden High graduates who | *''11 i ri- r colleges of learning this 1 Buy War Bonds and Stamp* ?J /umA\ (DOLLARA I TO SOMB I Invest In More War Bonds ~~^So That We Can Train More Pilots In Schools Like SOUTHERN AVIATION W.F. Nettles & Son Camden, S. C. v. Send Your Dollars To Boom Tokyo Buy War Bonds y Attend the Spectacular Display of our Growing Air Force at SOUTHERN AVIATION SCHOOL this Afternoon. Entire Field Will Be Open To the Public, Beginning At 3:45 P. M. Today Only. See How Our Boys Are Trained. Store Closes Friday At 4 P. M. We Are Going To Southern Aviation'* "Open Houee" Congratulations to the Army Air Force and the Officials of Southern Aviation for the magnificent job that has been done in Camden. We are proud of this accomplishment and know that the men who have, and will, go forth from Southern Aviation will play a great pprt^in bombing Adolph. Bennie and Tojo into submission. 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