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 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 37° 24.457′ N, 79° 9.936′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in Westend. It is on Memorial Avenue (Virginia Route 163) north of Lakeside Drive, on the right when traveling

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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.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward Christian Glass (1852-1931) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War in Lynchburg (about 300 feet away); Dr. Robert Withers Morgan (approx. ¼ mile away); Georgia Weston Morgan (approx. ¼ mile away); Mustered and Disbanded 1861-1865 (approx. ¼ mile away); Memorial Avenue (approx. ¼ mile away); Second Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. (approx. ¼ mile away); Horse Drawn Road Grader (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2017

2. Lucille Chaffin Kent Marker

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 763 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.