The City of Douglas will hold 12 open house dates in 2024 for the public to view renovations of Barracks #5 located at Douglas Municipal Gene Chambers Airport .  The building , Barracks #5 , is a part of the historic World War II Army - Air Force Flight Training Air Base and was utilized as housing for the cadets that trained at the Air Base before transferring to other bases to advance their flight training .
   According to the WWII Flight Training Museum , “The Air Base was originally a part of South Georgia College’s pilot training program . The 63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School was established in response to the demand for pilots during World War II . From 1941 - 1944 , somewhere between 5 , 000 and 10 , 000 aviation cadets were enrolled , each for about 9 weeks , in what is known as primary flying school as they learned to fly . ” In 1944 , the Air Base was decommissioned and became a civilian complex operated by the City of Douglas .  
   As one of the eleven original buildings , Barracks #5 remained standing through the years . In 2020 , seeing the need to preserve and repurpose the building , the City of Douglas was awarded $10 , 000 . 00 from the Georgia Historic Preservation Division of DNR . Funds from the DNR Grant and the City of Douglas allowed a new roof to be placed on the building as well as other improvements to occur in hopes the building will be used for an aviation - type business or aviation - related purpose .  
   Open House dates for 2024 will be January 19 , ( 9AM - 1PM ) , January 23 ( 9AM - 1PM ) , February 9 ( 1PM - 4PM ) , February 21 ( 9AM - 1PM ) , March 8 ( 1PM - 4PM ) , March 28 ( 9AM - 1PM ) , April 12 ( 9AM - 1PM ) , April 25 ( 1PM - 4PM ) , May 10 ( 9AM - 1PM ) , May 24 ( 1PM - 4PM ) , June 5 ( 9AM - 1PM ) , and June 28 ( 1PM - 4PM ) . The open house is free of charge . For more information about the historic airbase or preservation efforts , call Community Development at ( 912 ) 383 - 0277 .
   

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