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Hawthorne School of Aeronautics

Orangeburg County · dedicated 1991 · Rowesville Rd. (U.S. Hwy. 21) at its intersection with Live Oaks Dr. SW (S.C. Sec. Rd. 38-57), at the entrance to The Methodist Oaks Retirement Home, about 2.6 mi. S of Orangeburg, Orangeburg

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From 1941 to 1945, 5924 American & French pilots were trained here, totaling almost 330,000 flight hours. Site is 1 mi. NW.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by World War II Hawthorne Pilot Training Association and the Association Du Personnel Navigant Francais Forme Aux USA

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