Brooks Field

A Written and Pictorial History
of this WWI United States Army Flying School

Published December 30, 1918


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Index


Page Number   :  Description of page contents

Page 1: Booklet Cover
Page 2: Picture of Commanding Officer Major Brooks and Wife.
Page 3: Over view of Brooks Field history.
Page 4: History Continued
Page 5: Picture of "The Father of Brooks Field", Col. Pratt
Page 6: Picture of Lt. Sidney Brooks, Field named after him.
Page 7: Description of "Sham Battle"
Page 8: Picture of Hospital plane in "Sham Battle"
Page 9: Picture of "Doughboys" In "Sham Battle"
Page 10: Picture of Calvary advaning in "Sham Battle"
Page 11: Picture of Gas Attack in "Sham Battle"
Page 12: Picture of an Observation Balloon in "Sham Battle"
Page 13: Picture of Gas Attack in full process in "Sham Battle"
Page 14: Picture of German Army in "Sham Battle"
Page 15: Picture of more Germans
Page 16: 3 pictures of Planes in use in "Sham Battle"
Page 17: 3 pictures of "Sham Battle"
Page 18: Picture of 1st half of Squadron "A"
Page 19: Picture of 2nd half of Squadron "A"
Page 20: History of Squadron "A"
Page 21: The men of Squadron "A" by rank.
Page 22: Picture of 1st half of Squadron "B"
Page 23: Picture of 2nd half of Squadron "B"
Page 24: History of Squadron "B"
Page 25: The men of Squadron "B" by rank
Page 26: Picture of 1st half of Squadron "C"
Page 27: Picture of 2nd half of Squadron "C"
Page 28: History of Squadron "C"
Page 29: The men of Squadron "C" by rank
Page 30: Picture of 1st half of Squadron "D"
Page 31: Picture of 2nd half of Squadron "D"
Page 32: History of Squadron "D"
Page 33: The men of Squadron "D" by rank
Page 34: The history of the Engineering Dept.
Page 35: 2nd page of the history of the Engineering Dept.
Page 36: Picture of the 1st half of the Engineering Dept
Page 37: Picture of the 2nd half of the Engineering Dept.
Page 38: Picture and names of the Sergants Major
Page 39: Picture and names of the members of the Fire Dept
Page 40: Picture of Brooks Field prepared for inspection, August 4, 1918
Page 41: Another Picture of Inspection of Brooks Field
Page 42: Description of the "Gosport System of Flying Instructions"
Page 43: Continuing Description of "Gosport System of Flying Instruction"
Page 44: More of "Gosport System"
Page 45: Picture and description of "The Delegation to Waco"
Page 46: Fliers impressions of Brooks Field
Page 47: Picture and names of men in the "Flying Office"
Page 48: Pictures of First Engineer Officer and Officer in Charge of Flying
Page 49: Pictures of The Personnel Adjutant and Assistant O.I.C. Flying
Page 50: Pictures of Surgeon and Assistant Adjutant
Page 51: "The Personnel Office", text
Page 52: "Good Sportsmen", baseball at Brooks
Page 53: "The War Department", a poem
Page 54: The "Log" of Brooks Field, Dec. 8, '18 to Sept. 8, '18
Page 55: The "Log" of Brooks Field, Sept. 15, '18 to Dec. 21, '18
Page 56: "The Medical Corps", A cartoon and story
Page 57: A collection of cartoons
Page 58: A special picture of "Cheer"
Page 59: "An Airy - Naught in Arcady": A story
Page 60: Jazz Band and Mess Sergeant
Page 61: Headline "San Antonio Express" about Wilson's 14 Points
Page 62: A collection of cartoons
Page 63: Q & A on Squadron D, (aka the 179th)
Page 64: "What we didn't see" (A picture of dougboys in a trench)
Page 65: War Zone in Texas
Page 66: Pictures of Major Dean Smith and Captain John J Marquette
Page 67: Picture of the Original Staff
Page 68: A Cartoon by McDougall
Page 69: Pictures of Captain John M. Clark and Lieut. Joe L Nix
Page 70: Picture of Prince Axel of Denmark dismounting from a plane
Page 71: Picture of demonstration of the Hospital Plane
Page 72: In Memorium. Men of Brooks Field who died.

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