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Paperback Glenview Naval Air Station Book

ISBN: 0738541222

ISBN13: 9780738541228

Glenview Naval Air Station

(Part of the Images of America: Illinois Series)

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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...

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