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0019_Engine Overhaul

0019_Engine Overhaul

Engine overhaul being done by Bill Trussle.
0018_Instrument Training

0018_Instrument Training

Flight Instructor, Earl Pohlmann stands by a plane giving cross country and instrument training to Paul Metcalf in the cockpit.
0017_Two Girls on Plane

0017_Two Girls on Plane

Two girls sitting on a plane, location most likely airport.
0016_Three Cadets in Snow

0016_Three Cadets in Snow

Three cadets in formal wear out in the snow.
0015_Student and Instructor

0015_Student and Instructor

Student and Flight Instructor in plane.
0014_Flyers at Calisthenics

0014_Flyers at Calisthenics

Flyers at calisthenics. This photo was printed in the newspaper, the Pella Chronicle.
0013_instructionwithstudetgroupsmall

0013_instructionwithstudetgroupsmall

Flight Instructor, Earl Pohlmann, in ground instruction with student group.
0012_Gas for Airport

0012_Gas for Airport

Richard Vander Leest and William Van Zee haul gas for the airport. The school used about six thousand gallons per month. In the background of this photo Pete Heerma’s school bus can be seen.
0011_Norman Van Grop, Flight Instructor Spinning the Propellor

0011_Norman Van Grop, Flight Instructor Spinning the Propellor

Flight Instructor, Norman F. van Gorp (spud) spinning the propellor.
0010_Central Formation

0010_Central Formation

A platoon of Naval Air Cadets information on Central campus just before early morning found school classes there. More than 100 of these cadets now study at Central and the school’s flying near Pella.