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Chardkoff plans Selman presentation
posted Thursday, October 21st, 2010 @ 12:37 pmE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Dr. Richard Chardkoff , a professor of history at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, will deliver a talk on his recent book, "The Flyboy Heroes of Selman Field," at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, where he will also lead a discussion on aerial navigation during the second World War.

He will review his book from 1-3 p.m. in the museum's Orientation Auditorium on Oct. 29 and hold a round table discussion on aerial navigation from 10 a.m. to noon in the same auditorium on Oct. 30.

Chardkoff's book honors over 15,000 cadets who underwent pre-flight and advanced bomber navigator training at Selman Field in Monroe, the only all-inclusive navigational training facility in the United States during WWII. It recounts the history of the base from its origins during World War II's opening days until its deactivation in 1947 and covers the demanding training endured by the cadets.
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