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Page 3.  SUBJECT:  Monthly Activity Report.  March 8, 1944.
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6.  [[underlined]] A Training Aids Unit [[/underlined]] of Wing was established at Gaya.  First section of this unit was to order appropriate projection equipment and other training aids for all stations of the Wing.

A small Wing film exchange was established for purpose of circulating training films to the stations.  First film to be circulated was the Walt Disney AAF Training Film " Thunderstorms."

A photographer from the 10th Combat Camera Unit has been placed on temporary duty with the school for assistance in production of visual training aids.

7.  [[underlined]] Miscellaneous Activities [[/underlined]] included the following:

a. [[underlined]] The Instrument landing system [[/underlined]] at Chabua was flown by the undersigned.  It is believed that procedures should be developed for using this system as a [[underlined]] low-approach [[/underlined]] but not for instrument landings.  It should only be taught to pilots after they are thoroughly qualified in general instrument flying.

b.  [[underlined]] Accident Data [[/underlined]] on which to base recommendations for further training are being collected from the statistics and reports available in Delhi.

c. [[underlined]] Standard Technical Procedures [[/underlined]] have been coordinated and approved in principle with most of the Wing staff.  Specific procedures are being coordinated and approved for publication.

d.  [[underlined]] Job Instructor Training [[/underlined]], a set course of instruction in how to do training ( how to teach a man to do a job ) was given to forty-three (43) persons.

e.  [[underlined]] Ground Instructor's Conference [[/underlined]] was held at Misamari.  The nine (9) members of this conference were trained in instructional methods and familiarized with the C-46 in order to prepare them to teach the aircraft familiarization course to the pilots of Eastern Sector.

f.  [[underlined]] Passengers [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Freight [[/underlined]] to the extent of approximately 15,000 ton miles cargo and 12,000 passenger miles ^[[of]] [[strikethrough]] P [[/strikethrough]] personnel have been transported by the Wing Training Section incidentally to routine training and administrative flights.

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