Talk:Hancock Field (California)

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Hancock Field (California) article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Aviation: Airports

This article is within the scope of the Aviation WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see lists of open tasks and task forces. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.AviationWikipedia:WikiProject AviationTemplate:WikiProject Aviationaviation articles

This article has not yet been checked against the criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: not checked Coverage and accuracy: not checked Structure: not checked Grammar and style: not checked Supporting materials: not checked	To fill out this checklist, please add the following code to the template call: \| b1<!--Referencing and citation--> = <yes/no> \| b2<!--Coverage and accuracy --> = <yes/no> \| b3<!--Structure --> = <yes/no> \| b4<!--Grammar and style --> = <yes/no> \| b5<!--Supporting materials --> = <yes/no> assessing the article against each criterion.

This article is supported by the airport project.

Military history: Aviation / North America / United States / World War II

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion not met Coverage and accuracy: criterion not met Structure: criterion met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

Associated task forces:
/
	Military aviation task force
	North American military history task force
	United States military history task force
	World War II task force

Start date for the Allen Hancock College of Aeronautics?

"During World War II the United States Army Air Force contracted with the Hancock Foundation College of Aeronautics to provide basic flight (level 1) instruction to aviation cadets beginning on 14 September 1940."

While Flying Cadet in the Army Air Corp, my father received basic training at Allen Hancock College of Aeronautics in Santa Maria, CA from September to December 1939, which is prior to the 14 September 1940 date in the Wikipedia article. According to the brochure I have from the time, "In the Air Corps expansion program, elementary training has been decentralized and is carried on by private schools under government contract and the supervision of Air Corp Officers." Is it possible the date above (14 September 1940) is incorrect? The brochure also refers to the Allen Hancock College of Aeronautics rather than the Hancock Foundation College of Aeronautics. I suspect these names refer to the same organization. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Brad Smith (talk) 00:51, 18 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]