Podcast: It Came from The Archives - Troy University’s Wiregrass Archives Podcast

During World War II, the skies over Great Britain were filled with too many German airplanes, and the weather was too inclement, for pilot-cadets to train safely. So they trained in colonies like India and South Africa, but they also trained in the US from June 1941 to March 1943.

Dr. Olliff’s Article: https://today.troy.edu/news/archives-raf-pilot-training/

During World War II, the skies over Great Britain were filled with too many German airplanes, and the weather was too inclement, for pilot-cadets to train safely. So they trained in colonies like India and South Africa, but they also trained in the US from June 1941 to March 1943.

Dr. Olliff’s Article: today.troy.edu/news/archives-raf-pilot-training/

At Dothan’s first National Peanut Festival in 1938, 400 local people banded together to put on a historical pageant. The “Parade of the Years” told the story of Dothan’s past and was attended by hundreds who paid a quarter in advance or a half-dollar at the gate to see the myths of their town’s heritage made flesh.

At Dothan’s first National Peanut Festival in 1938, 400 local people banded together to put on a historical pageant. The “Parade of the Years” told the story of Dothan’s past and was attended by hundreds who paid a quarter in advance or a half-dollar at the gate to see the myths of their town’s heritage made flesh.

At Dothan’s first National Peanut Festival in 1938, 400 local people banded together to put on a historical pageant. The “Parade of the Years” told the story of Dothan’s past and was attended by hundreds who paid a quarter in advance or a half-dollar at the gate to see the myths of their town’s heritage made flesh.

At Dothan’s first National Peanut Festival in 1938, 400 local people banded together to put on a historical pageant. The “Parade of the Years” told the story of Dothan’s past and was attended by hundreds who paid a quarter in advance or a half-dollar at the gate to see the myths of their town’s heritage made flesh.

At Dothan’s first National Peanut Festival in 1938, 400 local people banded together to put on a historical pageant. The “Parade of the Years” told the story of Dothan’s past and was attended by hundreds who paid a quarter in advance or a half-dollar at the gate to see the myths of their town’s heritage made flesh.

At Dothan’s first National Peanut Festival in 1938, 400 local people banded together to put on a historical pageant. The “Parade of the Years” told the story of Dothan’s past and was attended by hundreds who paid a quarter in advance or a half-dollar at the gate to see the myths of their town’s heritage made flesh.