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Thunderbird Field was a military airfield in Glendale, Arizona, used for contract primary flight training of Allied pilots during World War II.Created in part by actor James Stewart, [1] the field became part of the United States Army Air Forces training establishment just prior to American entry into the war and was re-designated Thunderbird Field #1 after establishment of Thunderbird Field#2 ...
89th Air Base Squadron/89th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 4 December 1941–30 April 1944 3010th Army Air Forces Base Unit/3010th Air Force Base Unit; 1 May 1944–28 August 1948 Was: Williams Air Force Base (1947–1993) Now: Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (IATA: AZA, ICAO: KIWA) Auxiliaries of Williams Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base (IATA: LUF, ICAO: KLUF, FAA LID: LUF) is a United States Air Force base in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. [2] It is located 7 miles (6.1 nmi ; 11 km ) west of the central business district of Glendale , and 15 miles (13 nmi; 24 km) west of Phoenix .
With the establishment of an independent U.S. Air Force in 1947, the installation was renamed Clinton County Air Force Base and primarily supported Air Force Reserve flight operations and training under the 302d Troop Carrier Wing (1952-67), which then became the 302d Tactical Airlift Wing and briefly the 302d Special Operations Wing (1967-71).
Luke Air Force Base: Glendale: Arizona: Air Education and Training Command: 56th Fighter Wing: The 56th Fighter Wing (the largest fighter wing in the USAF) and the 944th Fighter Wing train pilots to operate the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II. [37]
A North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter aircraft and an MH-65 helicopter intercepted an aircraft that violated a restricted airspace over Wilmington on Saturday, according to NORAD ...
Luke Air Force Base: 5,100 2 Banner Health: 3,000 3 Arrowhead Towne Center: 2,650 4 Walmart: 2,175 5 Glendale Union High School District: 1,974 6 Glendale Community College: 1,948 7 The City of Glendale 1,693 8 Deer Valley Unified School District: 1,594 9 Glendale Elementary School District: 1,400 10 Tanger Outlets: 1,200
The expansion will help the airport accommodate Wilmington's increasing flight traffic. ILM expects to reach 1.5 million passengers by the end of the year.