The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 1
A World War II Navy V-5 photo album documents the civilian contract airfields where Naval Aviation Cadets first learned to fly, among them Johnson's Flying Service in Greenwood, South Carolina, and Sam Houston Airport's Cliff Hyde Flying Service. Instructors, host families, bus drivers, and handwritten rosters and verse round out a portrait of the wartime training pipeline and the communities that sustained it.
Flight Training Class Group Portrait, Johnson's Flying Service, Piper Cub Trainers
Handwritten Signature Page, 'J.W. Northrup,' Navy V-5 Photo Album
Piper Cub Trainer 'NC28244' with Two Figures on Airfield, Navy V-5 Album
Handwritten Photo Distribution List, Navy V-5 Photo Album, Signed E.C. Williams Jr.
Handwritten Name Roster, 'No Picture,' Navy V-5 Photo Album
Handwritten Poem, 'An Ode To Mama Dietz' (Page 1), Navy V-5 Photo Album
Handwritten Poem, 'An Ode To Mama Dietz' (Closing Page), Navy V-5 Photo Album
Handwritten Mock-Legal Disclaimer for 'An Ode To Mama Dietz,' Navy V-5 Photo Album
Union Memorial Service Program for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Statesville, North Carolina, April 1945
Scrapbook Page: Plaza Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina - Staff, Aircraft, and Facilities, circa 1943-1944
Typed Letter from Haskell A. Deaton, Plaza Airport, to Miss Ruth Shaw, Sam Houston Airport, February 22, 1944
Western Union Telegram from Haskell Deaton to Martha Hutchison and Ruth Shaw, March 28, 1944
Group Portrait of Aviation Cadets and Staff, 38th College Training Detachment, Johnson's Flying Service Hangar, World War II Era
High-Wing Monoplane and Hangar Row, Plaza Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, c. early-to-mid 1930s
Residence at 1913 Plaza, Charlotte, North Carolina, c. early-to-mid 1930s
Portrait of 'Lester' Beside a Light Monoplane Wing, c. 1930s
Two Men in a Hangar Beside an Aircraft Propeller, c. 1930s (Faded Print)
Three Women Beside a Biplane Marked 'NC35756,' Bettis Airport, c. early-to-mid 1930s
Naval Aviation Cadet Training - 'Group II, 1st Section' - Greenwood War Training Service Detachment, Erskine College, South Carolina, 1943
'My First Group' - Naval Aviation Cadets, Greenwood War Training Service, April 1943
Civilian Flight School Staff, Johnson Flying Service - Greenwood War Training Service, South Carolina, 1943
Daily Routine of Naval Aviation Cadets - Bus Transport and Calisthenics, Greenwood War Training Service, South Carolina, 1943
Album Cover - WWII-Era Personal Photo Album, Navy V-5 Aviation Cadet Collection
Scrapbook Page: Cadet Billet Residence and Piper Cub Training Groups II–III, Greenwood, South Carolina, circa 1943
Roster Page: Aviation Cadet Training Sections (Groups A–D) with Piper Cub Trainers
Scrapbook Page: Greenwood Airport Hangar Formation and Host-Family Portraits, Greenwood, South Carolina
Group Photograph: Aviation Cadets and Flight Instructors, Johnson's Flying Service Hangar, Greenwood, South Carolina, circa 1943
Roster Page: Aviation Cadet Training Group V (Surnames Gi–Go) with Piper Cub Trainers
Naval Aviation Cadets of 'My 1st Group' – Primary Flight Training Album Page, V-5 Program, WWII Era
Civilian Flight Instructors Locklin, Mathas, and Jackson at Rest in Hangar – V-5 Naval Aviation Cadet Program, WWII Era
Flight Instructors Warden, Goodwin (Chief Pilot), and Cole (R.A.F.) – V-5 Naval Aviation Cadet Primary Training Field, WWII Era
Civilian Instructor 'Mar' with Naval Aviation Cadets Sandler and St. Clair Beside Trainer Aircraft Engine – V-5 Program, WWII Era
Sam Houston Airport, Home of Cliff Hyde Flying Service – Naval Aviation Cadet Primary Training Field, WWII Era
Scrapbook Title Page: 'My Aviation Cadet Navy Program,' Houston, Texas, October 2, 1943
Scrapbook Page: Rice Hotel, Southmore Courts, and 'Our Pride and Joy' Ironing Board, Houston, Texas, 1943
Scrapbook Page: 'Second Navy Group, Stage A + B' - Naval Aviation Cadets with Primary Trainer, Texas, 1943-44
Scrapbook Photo: Cadet 'Green' Beside Biplane Trainer, Naval Aviation Cadet Program, circa 1943-44
Scrapbook Photo: 'Bate and Brooks' - Naval Aviation Cadets Beside Trainer Aircraft, circa 1943-44
Three Young Adults Posing with a Light Training Aircraft, Navy V-5 Program Photo Album
Woman in Coveralls Beside Training Aircraft Wing, Flying School Album Photo
Woman in Aviation Uniform with Wings Insignia, Residential Portrait
Group Portrait of Five Trainees and Instructor Beside Light Aircraft, Navy V-5 Flying Field
Scrapbook Page: Airport Manager Portrait, Family Photograph, and Homemade Christmas Ornaments
Portrait of Smiling Woman in Aviation Shirt with Pilot Wings, Seated Near Aircraft
WWII Flight Training Satirical Poem and 57th AAF Flying Training Detachment Christmas Card
WWII Flight Training Satirical Poem and 57th AAF Flying Training Detachment Christmas Card (Close Crop)
Naval Aviation Cadet Willie P. Goodson Beside Biplane Trainer – Navy V-5 Program Photo Album
Self-Portrait Snapshot with Playful Caption, Residential Setting
