Chino in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

WWII Army Air Corps Pilots

WWII Army Aircore Pilots Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, November 1, 2023

1. WWII Army Aircore Pilots Marker

Inscription. This marker commemorates the World War II Army Air Corps Pilots who were trained between 1940 and 1944, at this airfield that was the home of the Cal-Aero Flight Academy.

Erected 2001 by San Antonio Chapter DAR.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 33° 58.892′ N, 117° 38.362′ W. Memorial is in Chino, California, in San Bernardino County. It is on Cal Aero Drive, on the left when traveling west. Located in front of the Planes of Fame Air Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 14998 Cal Aero Drive, Chino CA 91710, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

in the Peninsular Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and

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in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Care and Comfort – Doctors and Nurses of the Korean War (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); A World Turned Upside Down (about 500 feet away); Duels in the Sky – The Aces of the Korean War (about 500 feet away); Communist Military Casualties of the Korean War (about 500 feet away); Daring Aggressiveness (about 500 feet away); Unflinching Courage (about 500 feet away); “Operation Moolah” (about 500 feet away); MiG Alley (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chino.

WWII Army Air Corps Pilots Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, November 1, 2023

2. WWII Army Air Corps Pilots Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, November 1, 2023

3. WWII Army Air Corps Pilots Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2024, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 5, 2024, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.