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Glenview Naval Air Station (IL) (Images of America)

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In 1923―just 20 years after the Wright brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk―a Naval Reserve aviation training program was once established at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Firstly, sea planes and a couple of small land-based planes were used for number one flight instruction. With the development of heavier, faster military aircraft, the Great Lakes facility became inadequate. Under Rear Adm. John Downes, commandant of the 9th Naval District, the seek for a suitable new location was once undertaken. Curtiss-Reynolds-Wright Airfield was once deemed ideal for relocation of the aviation training program. From humble beginnings as Naval Reserve Aviation Base Chicago, Naval Air Station Glenview (the official U.S. Navy designation) went on to play an important and unique role right through World War II. Until closure in 1995, the base was once home to thousands of Navy and Marine Reserve pilots, aircrews, and beef up team of workers―proudly referred to as weekend warriors.”

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