National Register of Historic Places

63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School (Primary)

Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia
Listed
May 13, 2013
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
13000270

About this property

The 63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School is located at the Douglas Municipal Airport in Coffee County, Georgia. During World War II, it was part of the Civilian Pilot Training Act of 1939, to train civilian pilots to serve as contract labor in an auxiliary capacity for the military. The program lasted until 1944, during which 250,000 men and women had been certified as pilots by the contract schools. At the Douglas facility, 9,000 pilots had been certified between its opening in 1941 and its closing in 1944. The buildings that remain intact were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 2013.

Location

2700 S. Peterson Ave.
Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia
31.48000, -82.85265

Categories

MILITARYARCHITECTUREENGINEERING
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School (Primary) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 2013.

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63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School (Primary) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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