• Multiple lines of Piper Cubs, monoplanes with one engine, are seen on a U.S. Navy training site. Groups of men are walking in formation in front of the planes.
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    The onset of war in Europe in 1939 alerted military officials to the need for more pilots and led to the creation of the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Three-fourths of the pilots in the program learned to fly in Cubs before joining the military.

  • Multiple lines of Piper Cubs, monoplanes with one engine, are seen on a U.S. Navy training site. Groups of men are walking in formation in front of the planes.

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