[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 50 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE BRITISH FLIGHT TRAINING SCHOOL IN TERRELL, TEXAS

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 7, 2011

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the 70th 
Anniversary of the Lend-Lease Act and the subsequent establishment in 
Terrell, Texas of the first British Flying Training School in the 
United States.
  On March 11, 1941, the Lend-Lease Act was signed into law by 
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The President described the Lend-Lease 
Act as ``helping to put out the fire in your neighbor's house before 
your own house caught fire and burned down.''
  During World War II, thousands of British pilots learned to fly at 
six civilian training schools in the United States. The first and 
largest of the schools was in Terrell, Texas, located in Kaufman 
County. After the United States entered the War, American Aviation 
Cadets also trained at the school. More than 2,000 Royal Air Force and 
American Army Air Force pilots earned their wings in the skies over 
North Texas between 1941 and 1945 to help our nation achieve victory.
  As the Congressman for the Fifth District of Texas, I am pleased 
today to recognize founding of the first British Flying Training School 
in the nation. Today, its legacy is commemorated by the No. 1 British 
Flying Training School Museum in Terrell, Texas. It is my honor to 
recognize the dedicated museum board of directors and patrons whose 
efforts afford future generations the opportunity to understand and 
appreciate America's history.

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