About 71-01

Who Are the First of the Finest?

The ‘First of the Finest’ was the first class to graduate from the newly established undergraduate pilot training (UPT) at Columbus AFB, Mississippi. They received the class number of 71-01 and established high baseline standards that every following class strove to meet—well, that’s what I was told. For a look back in time, take a gander at the following pages from The Tiger Times, which covered the graduation of 71-01, to include the visit of the Thunderbirds and  follow-on assignments of the class:

Reporting Problems

I’m Guyote’s wife and I’ll be administering this blog/site. Any problems regarding this blog/site should be sent to at AncestralStars.com.