Lakeland in Polk County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lodwick School of Aeronautics

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 20, 2016

1. Lodwick School of Aeronautics Marker

Inscription. On September 14, 1940, the Lodwick School of Aeronautics began flight instruction in Lakeland by contract with the United States Army Air Corps. Owned and operated by Albert Irvin Lodwick, the school had an initial enrollment of 40 cadets, a peak enrollment of 300, and almost 500 civilian employees. An outgrowth of one of the nine original schools in the AAC pilot training program, the Lodwick School of Aeronautics was the first primary school to open in the Eastern Flying Training Command and one of the last to close. When the school closed August 7, 1945, it had graduated over 6,000 American and 1,200 British pilots.

Erected 1994 by Lakeland Historic Preservation Board.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 1940.

Location. 28° 4.407′ N, 81° 56.965′ W. Marker is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County. It can be reached from North Lake Avenue 0.1 miles north of Gilmore Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located on the west side of the Tigertown Complex Parks Office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2220 North Lake Avenue, Lakeland FL 33805, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida.

It is also 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 Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Acton Community (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of the Camp of The 10th Cavalry, The “Buffalo Soldiers”

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Munn Park Historic District (approx. 2 miles away); ‘Mute Swan Protecting Her Cygnets’ (approx. 2 miles away); Munn Park (approx. 2 miles away); Allen Kryger (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Carpenters' Home (approx. 2.1 miles away); Polk Theatre and Office Building (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeland.

Lodwick School of Aeronautics Marker at the Tigertown Complex Parks Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 20, 2016

2. Lodwick School of Aeronautics Marker at the Tigertown Complex Parks Office

Tigertown Complex Parks Office entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 20, 2016

3. Tigertown Complex Parks Office entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,398 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 24, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.