September, 1939 - Northwestern's Aeronautics Authority"Northwestern was approved the Civil Aeronautics Authority as an air training center. John Cameron, professor of physics, was put in charge of the program, which consisted of 72 hours ground school and a minimum of 34 hours flight trainging. The Strickland-Horner Field east of Alva was used for flight training...." taken from the book at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, A Centennial History 1897 {100 years of education excellence) 1997 by Wayne Lane. | View or Add Comments (0 Comments) | Receive updates ( subscribers) | Unsubscribe
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