Hawthorne School of Aeronautics

Hawthorne School of Aeronautics is a South Carolina historical marker in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, dedicated 1991.

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.

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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

Hawthorne School of Aeronautics

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