Lodwick Aviation Military Academy
Address:
Avon Park Municipal Airport, on the south side of State Road 64
Avon Park, FL 33825
Region:
South
Phone:
(863) 452-4400
Beginning in 1939, Army Air Corps (later Army Air Force) Chief, General Henry “Hap” Arnold, turned primary pilot training over to civilian contractors to allow military personnel time to concentrate on later stages of training.