Raymond-Richardson Aviation School

Founded in 1939 to teach college students to fly, this Douglas school became a WWII Army primary flight detachment where roughly ten thousand cadets earned their wings before going on to combat.

Raymond-Richardson Aviation School is a historical marker in Douglas, Coffee County, erected in 2000. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Coffee County, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.4797, -82.8514 near Douglas. The nearest cataloged historic site is 63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School (Primary) (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Franklin Cemetery, South Georgia State College, and Wayfare Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.