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The Air Force had decided to keep Fort Worth as a permanent airfield and in 1946, constructed an 8,200-ft north–south extra heavy-duty runway for future use. [2] The number of completed B-32s at the Consolidated plant had reached 74 production aircraft, along with the TB-32 trainers; many of which were parked at the field.
This is a list of Air Force-controlled (AFCON) Wings of the United States Air Force. The United States Air Force from c.1948 onward had two main types of wings and groups: AFCON, those controlled by Headquarters Air Force and usually having one, two, or three digits, and listed here; and Major Air Command-controlled (MAJCON) wings and groups, having four digits, controlled by Major Commands ...
This page currently focuses on one of the two historical categories of USAF wings: "AFCON" (Headquarters (US) Air Force CONtrolled) units or "permanent" units, which during the Cold War period were readily distinguished by having one, two or three digit designations, such as the 1st Fighter Wing, 60th Military Airlift Wing, 355th Fighter Wing, and could go through a series of inactivations and ...
Replaced by 2478th Air Force Reserve Sector. [77] 2479th Air Reserve Training Wing: Fort Miley, CA: CONAC: c. 8 May 1958: 1 Sep 1960: Replaced by 2479th Air Force Reserve Sector. [78] 2480th Air Reserve Training Wing: Detroit, MI O'Hare IAP, IL: CONAC: 14 May 1958 c. 1 Jul 1959: c. 1 Jul 1959 1 Sep 1960: Replaced by 2480th Air Force Reserve ...
The Fort Worth ARTCC is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers in the United States. Fort Worth Center handles aircraft movements across more than 174,000 square miles in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Fort Worth Center is the seventh busiest ARTCC in the United States. In 2024, Fort Worth Center handled 2,341,168 aircraft. [1]
134th Air Refueling Wing: McGhee Tyson ANGB, Alcoa, Tennessee: AMC: KC-135 Stratotanker: 136th Airlift Wing: NAS JRB Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas: AMC: C-130 Hercules: 137th Special Operations Wing: Will Rogers ANGB, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: AFSOC: MC-12W Liberty. OA-1K Sky Warden [4] 138th Fighter Wing: Tulsa ANGB, Tulsa, Oklahoma: ACC: F-16 ...
On 29 July, the base was again renamed, this time as Fort Worth Army Air Field. [6] Oblique airphoto of Fort Worth Army Air Field in 1945, looking east to west. The airfield technical area is on the east side of the main north–south runway, with the Consolidated-Vultee aircraft manufacturing facilities (later Convair) on the west side.
Air Force Plant 4 is located within the Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area which includes Johnson, Parker and Tarrant Counties including the cities of Fort Worth and White Settlement. The area is characterized as a highly urbanized area with a diverse economic base concentrated in the manufacturing, service and retail industries.