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George Field is a former World War II military airfield, located 5 miles east-northeast of Lawrenceville, Illinois. It operated as an advanced pilot training school for the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 until 1945. "George Field Class "A" Pass"
Parks Air College was founded by Oliver Parks in the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois in 1927. Parks was America's first federally certified school of aviation, holding the FAA Air Agency Certificate no. 1. Oliver Parks started as the sole flight instructor with two instruction aircraft at Lambert Airfield.
There is one FBO, Revv Aviation, located at the airport. [4] 123 aircraft were based at Schaumburg Airport as of September 1, 1974. Of these, 100 were owned by individuals that leased tiedown or hangar space from Schaumburg Airport, Inc. Lloyd's Flying owned 13 aircraft for the flight school; these were used primarily for instruction.
Re-designated: 4th Aviation School Squadron, May 1917 Re-organized as 16th Aero Squadron (II) in May 1917 Re-designated: 21st Aero Squadron, June 1917 at Scott Field, Illinois AEF: 23 January 1918 – 6 April 1919 AEF: Flying School Squadron, Third Air Instructional Center, Issoudun Aerodrome, France Demobilized: 14 April 1919
The flight school has 3 additional satellite training locations in Mount Vernon, Phoenix and Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois. [1] [2] [3] The flight school is certified under 14 CFR Part 141, allowing its graduates to fly for U.S.-based airlines with a reduced number of hours on a restricted airline transport pilot license.
An 183rd F-84F with other ANG fighters in the early 1970s. On 15 October 1962, the Illinois Air National Guard 170th Tactical Fighter Squadron was authorized to expand to a group level, and the 183rd Tactical Fighter Group was established by the National Guard Bureau. The 170th TFS becoming the group's flying squadron.
The institute was the first school in the U.S. to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct all tests leading to the issuance of civilian pilot certificates. [2] It had a long history of providing flight training, and was particularly well known for conducting research into aviation-related human factors.
North American F-6C (P-51C-5-NT) Mustang Serial 42-103368 of the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Reconnaissance Group at Saint-Dizier Airfield, France, Autumn 1944. This aircraft was flown by Captain John H. Hoefler, who used it to shoot down three enemy aircraft in June 1944.