- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Raymond-Richardson Aviation School historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Coffee County
Flight schools--Georgia--Douglas - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Coffee County, Douglas, 31.50881, -82.84987
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located in Douglas-Coffee County Veterans Park, U.S. 441/221 S. in Douglas
Text of marker: "Raymond-Richardson Aviation School. Wesley Raymond, Robert Richardson and others founded a school here in 1939 to teach basic flight skills to college students. With the start of World War II, the school became the 63rd Flight Training Detachment Airbase and provided primary flight training for several thousand young men. In addition to working clerical and food preparation jobs, many local women served as civilian base dispatchers and aircraft mechanics. Although officially closed in 1944, the airstrip and hangers have continued in use as a municipal airport and the barracks and administration buildings have seen a wide variety of community uses. 2000.3 Erected by The Georgia Historical Society, Wiregrass Historical Society and the City of Douglas 34-1 " - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_raymond-richardson-aviation-school
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_raymond-richardson-aviation-school
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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