97th Flying Training Squadron - Sandy Shores Airfield, San Andreas
A blast from the past when Sandy Shores airfield was used as a World War 2 training ground for the trainer aircraft widely used across the United State the mighty... Vultee BT-13 Valiant.
The housing for these trainees was situated South East of the airfield where today it's known as Route 68 Bypass. The airfield had a capacity of 150 men from all states of the US.
The average age of a fighter pilot during WW2 was between the ages of 19 and 22.
Pilot's here would enrol on a nine months training program learning everything from survival on the field to air to air combat. Each pilot had 65 flying hours of primary training and 75 hours of both basic and advanced training.
The original control tower still stands in the place as it did over 80 years ago.
A blast from the past when Sandy Shores airfield was used as a World War 2 training ground for the trainer aircraft widely used across the United State the mighty... Vultee BT-13 Valiant.
The housing for these trainees was situated South East of the airfield where today it's known as Route 68 Bypass. The airfield had a capacity of 150 men from all states of the US.
The average age of a fighter pilot during WW2 was between the ages of 19 and 22.
Pilot's here would enrol on a nine months training program learning everything from survival on the field to air to air combat. Each pilot had 65 flying hours of primary training and 75 hours of both basic and advanced training.
The original control tower still stands in the place as it did over 80 years ago.
97th Flying Training Squadron - Sandy Shores Airfield, San Andreas
A blast from the past when Sandy Shores airfield was used as a World War 2 training ground for the trainer aircraft widely used across the United State the mighty... Vultee BT-13 Valiant.
The housing for these trainees was situated South East of the airfield where today it's known as Route 68 Bypass. The airfield had a capacity of 150 men from all states of the US.
The average age of a fighter pilot during WW2 was between the ages of 19 and 22.
Pilot's here would enrol on a nine months training program learning everything from survival on the field to air to air combat. Each pilot had 65 flying hours of primary training and 75 hours of both basic and advanced training.
The original control tower still stands in the place as it did over 80 years ago.