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Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Morton Air Academy. Assigned to United States Army Air Forces West Coast Training Center (later Western Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield.
21 de jul. de 2016 · A travel blog writer shares his experience of visiting the old abandoned airfield where cadets for the U.S. Army Air Forces learned how to fly in World War II. He describes the structures, the history and the vandalism of the site, and how he got there by accident.
2 de ago. de 2021 · We travel to Blythe, CA to visit the long forgotten World War II era Morton Air Academy.
Known as Blythe Field and Gary Field, it began training United States Army Air Forces flying cadets under contract to Morton Air Academy. Assigned to United States Army Air Forces West Coast Training Center (later Western Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield.
Gary Field was the site of the Morton Air Academy, which provided contract primary flight training to the Army Air Corps during WW2. The date of construction of Gary Field is unknown. However, a 1944 class book from the Morton Air Academy (courtesy of Bob Alvis)
6 de ene. de 2010 · Raptis, who will turn 90 in January, is rebuilding a Stearman PT-18, a biplane used in World War II as a military trainer. Based at Morton Air Academy, Blythe, Calif., Raptis used similar airplanes to teach Army Air Corps pilots to fly during the war.
Morton Air Academy in Blythe, California, was a contractor that provided primary flight training for aviation cadets in WWII. In 1942, aviation cadet, Earl Hower, documented his training in this logbook.
