Westend in Lynchburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lucille Chaffin Kent
(1908–1997)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 8, 2017
1. Lucille Chaffin Kent Marker
Inscription.
Lucille Chaffin Kent. (1908–1997). Lucille Kent, born near here, was among the first Virginia women to earn an instructor’s rating in aeronautics. In 1939 she began teaching meteorology, navigation, and civil air regulations at E. C. Glass High School. During World War II, she was ground school director for the Civilian Pilot Training Program (later War Training Service) in Lynchburg and instructed about 2,000 future military pilots at Lynchburg College, in commandeered facilities at the Miller Home for Girls, and at Preston Glenn Airport. After qualifying as an instructor on the Link Trainer, a flight simulator, Kent taught pilots how to navigate using instruments. She later wrote a comprehensive aeronautics manual.
Lucille Kent, born near here, was among the first
Virginia women to earn an instructor’s rating
in aeronautics. In 1939 she began teaching
meteorology, navigation, and civil air regulations
at E. C. Glass High School. During World War II,
she was ground school director for the Civilian
Pilot Training Program (later War Training
Service) in Lynchburg and instructed about 2,000
future military pilots at Lynchburg College, in
commandeered facilities at the Miller Home for
Girls, and at Preston Glenn Airport. After
qualifying as an instructor on the Link Trainer,
a flight simulator, Kent taught pilots how to
navigate using instruments. She later wrote a
comprehensive aeronautics manual.
Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-6-37.)
Location. 37° 24.457′ N, 79° 9.936′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Westend. Marker is on Memorial Avenue (Virginia Route 163) north of Lakeside Drive, on the right when
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traveling south. It is at E. C. Glass High School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lynchburg VA 24501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
