[Civilian Pilot Training Program]

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Photograph of two men seated inside of an airplane, looking at the third man who is starting the propeller. The airplane is parked in the middle of an empty field, two blocks of wood blocking the wheels from moving forward. The Civilian Pilot Training Program was instituted at North Texas in October 1940. Flight training, which was provided by Floyd Flying Service, included instruction in air regulations, aerial navigation, and meteorology. About three hundred students received training in the program before its replacement in 1942 by the civil aeronautics administration program. Pictured are Charles Sanford and Howard Jackson in the … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w. ; 3079 x 2468 px.

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Creator: Unknown. 194X.

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Photograph of two men seated inside of an airplane, looking at the third man who is starting the propeller. The airplane is parked in the middle of an empty field, two blocks of wood blocking the wheels from moving forward. The Civilian Pilot Training Program was instituted at North Texas in October 1940. Flight training, which was provided by Floyd Flying Service, included instruction in air regulations, aerial navigation, and meteorology. About three hundred students received training in the program before its replacement in 1942 by the civil aeronautics administration program. Pictured are Charles Sanford and Howard Jackson in the plane, and Newell Langford spinning the propeller.

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1 photograph : b&w. ; 3079 x 2468 px.

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This image was taken for use in UNT Special Collections' online exhibit "Growing Up Green: 1941-2015" created in July 2016.

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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[Civilian Pilot Training Program], photograph, 194X; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633286/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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