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The AT6 Monument is a granite memorial to Royal Air Force cadets who were killed while on a training flight during World War II. It stands on Big Mountain, north of Moyers, Oklahoma, in the United States, and was dedicated on February 20, 2000—the 58th anniversary of the deadly crashes. == Background == The United Kingdom was hard-pressed to train Royal Air Force cadets during World War II, since the skies over Britain were an aerial battleground. British student pilots were sent to Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States for training. In the U.S. they were sent to a number of states—among them Oklahoma and Texas. In Oklahoma they established RAF training schools at Miami and Norman, and in Texas they established one at Terrell. Courses of instruction included navigation, meteorology, aero engines, and principles of flight. Aviation cadets at Terrell superimposed a map of Europe over Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico and Mississippi. As their "zero milestone" they chose Terrell to serve as "London, England". Radiating outward from Terrell, at precise mileages, were the following stand-in cities:〔Alan Bamson, chairman, No. 1 BFTS Association, lecture presented at Terrell, Texas on October 20, 1987.〕 *Albuquerque, New Mexico as Warsaw, Poland *Beaumont, Texas as Paris, France *Henderson, Texas as Dunkirk, France *Lubbock, Texas as Cork, Ireland *Turner, Arkansas as Emden, Germany *Vicksburg, Mississippi as Cologne, Germany An important part of training included frequent flight time in the cockpit. Training flights served this purpose, to acquaint the student fliers with real-life conditions in flight. Training flights often flew in formations of aircraft, to mimic real-world conditions during war. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AT6 Monument」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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