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Navy V-5 Cadets Arriving at Cliff Hyde Flying Service Airfield

Navy V-5 Cadets Arriving at Cliff Hyde Flying Service Airfield

Navy V-5 Naval Aviation Cadets arrive for flight instruction at the Cliff Hyde Flying Service, a civilian-operated airfield contracted by the Navy to provide elimination and primary flight training during World War II. Before advancing to military pre-flight schools and naval flight training, cadets like these first honed basic flying skills at small civilian fields such as this one, a common arrangement under the wartime expansion of Naval Aviation Cadet training. Project: 218579