Glenview Naval Air Station

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Author: Beverly Roberts Dawson ISBN: 9781439617021
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: January 10, 2007
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Beverly Roberts Dawson
ISBN: 9781439617021
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: January 10, 2007
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
In 1923�just 20 years after the Wright brothers� first flight at Kitty Hawk�a Naval Reserve aviation training program was established at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Originally, sea planes and a few small land-based planes were used for primary flight instruction. With the development of heavier, faster military aircraft, the Great Lakes facility became inadequate. Under Rear Adm. John Downes, commandant of the 9th Naval District, the search for a suitable new location was undertaken. Curtiss-Reynolds-Wright Airfield was deemed ideal for relocation of the aviation training program. From humble beginnings as Naval Reserve Aviation Base Chicago, Naval Air Station Glenview (the official U.S. Navy designation) went on to play a vital and unique role during World War II. Until closure in 1995, the base was home to thousands of Navy and Marine Reserve pilots, aircrews, and support personnel�proudly known as weekend warriors."
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In 1923�just 20 years after the Wright brothers� first flight at Kitty Hawk�a Naval Reserve aviation training program was established at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Originally, sea planes and a few small land-based planes were used for primary flight instruction. With the development of heavier, faster military aircraft, the Great Lakes facility became inadequate. Under Rear Adm. John Downes, commandant of the 9th Naval District, the search for a suitable new location was undertaken. Curtiss-Reynolds-Wright Airfield was deemed ideal for relocation of the aviation training program. From humble beginnings as Naval Reserve Aviation Base Chicago, Naval Air Station Glenview (the official U.S. Navy designation) went on to play a vital and unique role during World War II. Until closure in 1995, the base was home to thousands of Navy and Marine Reserve pilots, aircrews, and support personnel�proudly known as weekend warriors."

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