Naval Aeronautic Station
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The first Naval flight school in Pensacola was established on January 20, 1914, when a detachment of nine officers and 23 men were transferred from Annapolis to Pensacola upon the recommendation of Captain W. I Chambers.
Under the leadership of Lieutenant John H. Towers, the flight school was in operation the next month.
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References
Jack Sweetman. American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present. Naval Institute Press, 2002.