Military Buildup: Hitler’s military invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, beginning World War II. Communication between the instructor in the front and the cadet in the back was via the gosport system, whereby the instructor spoke into a funnel connected back to rubber tubes that went to each of the cadet’s ears. Most of the PT-19s had no electrical system so starting was by hand crank. Strategic materials such as aluminum were saved for combat and transport aircraft. The aircraft type used at Cimarron was the Fairchild PT-19 Cornell, an open-cockpit aircraft with wood wings and tail and a fabric covered fuselage.
Schools including Cimarron were gradually closing as the need for new pilots diminished. 4,089 cadet pilots were graduated from Cimarron Field during its operation from March, 1941, eight months before Pearl Harbor, through August 1, 1944. Primary Flight Training was the first course of flying for a potential pilot. Civilian instructors taught military aviation cadets at the school.Clarence Page was one of the principal owners of the flight school.
Page Airport during World War II was Cimarron Field, one of about 62 contract Primary Flight Schools training pilots for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) / Army Air Forces.
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