Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
57th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment
Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
1. 57th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment Marker
PT 17
Flying Training Detachment
Greenville Aviation School
Ocala Fla
The unit provided primary
flight training for US Army
Air Corps Pilots
1941 - 1944
Sponsored by Forever Flight Instructors
Erected by Forever Flight Instructors.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • War, World II.
Location. 29° 11.173′ N, 82° 6.075′ W. Memorial is in Ocala, Florida, in Marion County. It is on East Fort King Street 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard. Marker located within the Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2601 East Fort King Street, Ocala FL 34470, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Okinawa (a few steps from this marker); Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki (a few steps from this marker); Flying Tigers (a few steps from this marker); Medal of Honor Florida Recipients (a few steps from this marker); Declaration of Independence (a few steps from this marker); Service on the Home Front (a few steps from this marker); In Peace and War (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.
Also see . . . United States Army Air Forces Contract Flying School Airfields. (Submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022
2. 57th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
