Breedlove, William Clent, 1900-1953
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Pioneer South Plains aviator. Born in 1900 in Wolfe City, Texas. As manager of the Lubbock Municipal Airport (1930-1940) and a pilot, he stimulated interest in South Plains aviation. As an Army Air Corps pilot, Breedlove participated in General Billy Mitchell's battleship bombing test in 1921. In the 1930s he taught in the civilian pilot training program, a precursor to the war training service during World War II. On December 20, 1941, Breedlove moved his aerial service to his commercial airport southwest of Lubbock, Texas. From there, he carried on a glider training program, and operated related training programs at Plainview and Lamesa, Texas. Breedlove retired in 1947 and died in 1953.
William Clent Breedlove was a pioneer South Plains aviator who was born in 1900 in Wolfe City, Texas. As manager of the Lubbock Municipal Airport from 1930-1940 and as a pilot, he stimulated interest in South Plains aviation. As an Army Air Corps pilot, Breedlove participated in General Billy Mitchell's battleship bombing test in 1921. In the 1930s, he taught in the civilian pilot training program, a precursor to the war training service, during World War II. On December 20, 1941, Breedlove moved his aerial service to his commercial airport southwest of Lubbock, Texas. From there, he carried on a glider training program, and operated related training programs at Plainview and Lamesa, Texas. Breedlove retired in 1947 and died in 1953.
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World War, 1939-1945
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Plainview (Tex.)
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Kelley Airforce Base (San Antonio, Tex.)
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Plainview (Tex.)
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Lubbock (Tex.)
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Kelly Air Force Base (Tex.)
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Lubbock (Tex.)
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