Air Corps Practice Tests
A 1942 civilian practice test booklet designed to help men prepare for U.S. Army Air Corps officer qualification exams. The cover features bold red, white, and blue design theme with a biplane illustration. It lists 10 specialty fields in which candidates could become officers: Pilots, Navigators, Bombardiers, Meteorologists, Communications, Photographers, Glider Pilots, Engineers, Armaments, and Mechanics. These types of booklets were important during World War 2 because as the US needed new highly skilled soldiers these booklets helped speed up training.
ID: The cover features a red background with a large cursive title "Air Corps" in white lettering, below "Practice Tests" appears in large letters. A black line drawing of a biplane is in the upper left corner. A vertical blue stripe on the right lists the 10 officer specialty fields in white text. The bottom reads "10 Fields in Which to Become an Officer in the Air Corps." There is a corner of the cover missing at the bottom left.
Physical Dimensions: Approximately 8 x 10 x 1 inches.
