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After World War II the airfield was one of six locations in the nation that stored surplus military aircraft; about 475 were flown to the airport starting in 1945. In 1946 Paul Mantz bought them all, keeping 12 for use as stunt planes and camera ships and selling the rest for scrap.
Maurer, Maurer (ed.), Air Force Combat Units of World War II, Office of Air Force History, Washington, D.C., 1961 (reprint 1983) ISBN 0-912799-02-1. Military Airfields in World War II - Oklahoma v
He buzzed the airfield too low, struck the rising ground, and broke the back of his fighter. [263] [207] Col. Donald Blakeslee immediately grounded Major Gentile as a result, even though his combat tour was completed, and he was sent back to the US for a tour selling War Bonds. The official news release to the press glosses over the actual ...
Richard Bong, the United States' highest-scoring air ace in World War II, learned to fly at Sequoia Field in 1942. In April 1939, Congress authorized $300 million for the Air Corps to procure and maintain 6,000 aircraft. In the authorization, the Air Corps was authorized to enroll Army Flight Cadets in civilian training schools.
The 553rd Fighter Squadron, which trained replacement pilots for the 332nd Fighter Group, was the last group to train at Selfridge Airfield before moving to Walterboro Army Airfield in South ...
Locations of airfields controlled by the 29th Flying Training Wing. The 29th Flying Training Wing was a wing of the United States Army Air Forces.It was last assigned to the Western Flying Training Command, and was disbanded on 16 June 1946 at Napier Field, Alabama.
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the United States (5 C, 9 P) Pages in category "World War II airfields in the United States" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
The 453rd Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit that was first organized in June 1943, during World War II, as a Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber group. After training in the United States, it deployed to England in December 1943, and, starting in February 1944, participated in the strategic bombing campaign ...