14th August 2013 (Last updated 14th February 2021) | Winter Haven, Florida, USA. Waldo Wright’s Flying Service’s 1942 Boeing Stearman sat on the ‘Fantasy of Flight’ tarmac. Rob Lock, the pilot, occupied the rear cockpit and a paying customer the front. Lon E. Cooper, a retired U.S. Army Air Corps* ‘Basic Flight Instructor’, looked on … Continue reading Lon Cooper recalls WWII Civilian Pilot Training Programme