World War II flight training museum in Douglas

Douglas 63 Preservation Society

DOUGLAS, Ga. – World War II was a major turning point in our country’s history, and many of the Americans who fought in that war were trained right here in Douglas…

“You know Douglas and Coffee county is a small place, and we’re proud of the fact that we helped to train nearly 10,000 air core pilots here in Douglas,” said Don Brooks, founder of Douglas 63 Preservation Society.

And, if you want to see where they trained, you can.

“We have over half of the original buildings remaining from this original campus and this makes it the most intact primary training facility left in the united states from World War II,” said Tim Oliver, Docent at WWII training museum.

Here at this airbase, now turned museum, you will find aircrafts that go back to the early 1900s…

“We have a V-17 Bomber we’re rebuilding for flying condition, we have a couple PT-17 Stearman Aircrafts that fly. That’s the kind trainer we had in World War II, we had some advanced trainers,” said Brooks.

Founder Don Brooks tells me that the museum brings life to aircraft history.

“The more you learn about what those guys did, the more you want to keep their story alive, so that’s where my interest comes from,” said Brooks.

The World War II flight training museum is open 11am to 4pm Thursday through Saturday.

Cameron Sanders reporting.

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