It should also be noted, that with the pronounced affects that airpower had on the outcome of WWll and with the potential for the growth of aviation in the post war era, many of the returning WWll veterans were eager to learn how to pilot aircraft.
Brockton Airways had established a Pilot Training Program for those eligible veterans wanting to earn a pilot's license. Brockton Airways added more flight instructors to their staff and acquired additional training aircraft to meet the increased demands for flight instruction.
The costs of flight instructions, for qualified veterans, were financed by the "Servicemens Readjustment Act of 1944" which was approved of and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The act was better known to the public as the, "G I Bill of rights".
The aircraft of choice for the Basic Training Program phase was the "Piper Aircraft's J-3 or Piper Cub". This was the same type of aircraft used in the photographing of the pictures for this web site. For the application of training military personnel, Bill Piper's model J-3 was modified to meet the requirements of the military and became the "Piper Model L-4". This was the aircraft used in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. It is reported that 4 out of every 5 American WWll pilots received their Flight Training start in a Piper L-4. |
