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During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Texas for training pilots and aircrews. The amount of available land and the temperate climate made Texas a prime location for year-round military training. By the end of the war, 65 Army airfields were built in the state. [1]
The airfield remained active until about 2002 when SSIA ended its use of Matagorda Island, and the airport was closed and abandoned. [1] Today, the airport is closed and its facilities are deteriorating. Some old rocket launch stands can be found in the area. The World War II military base was dismantled and no longer remains.
Abandoned: Site history; Built: 1943 () In use: 1943-1945 1949-1975: Battles/wars: World War II Korean War Vietnam War Korean DMZ Conflict: Garrison information; Past commanders: 79th Flying Training Wing (Flexible Gunnery) (1943-1945) Strategic Air Command (1949-1975) Garrison: United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force: Airfield ...
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Pyote Air Force Base was a World War II United States Army Air Forces training airbase. It was on 2,745 acres (1,111 ha) a mile from the town of Pyote, Texas, on U.S. Highway 80, 20 miles west of Monahans,` 230 miles (370 km) east of El Paso. Tribute to the first squadrons who trained at Rattlesnake Bomber Base Texas Historical Marker
By 1973, maps depicted Eagle Mountain Lake as an abandoned airfield. In the early 1980s, the property was transferred to televangelist Kenneth Copeland, and a new hangar had been built on the site of the original World War II-era structure. [2]
During World War II, the US Army opened or expanded a number of bases and airfields for training. Extensive U-boat activity in the Gulf of Mexico led to concern about naval raids on Texas ports and coastal cities by ships and submarines of the Axis powers. Forts of this period include: Fort Bliss (near El Paso) Fort Brown (in Brownsville)
In 1933, the City of Eagle Pass Parks and Recreation Department began maintaining the old fort as a public park. [3]: 118 The city formally acquired the property in 1938 at an auction price of $3760 [3]: 119 and converted it into Fort Duncan Park. In 1942 the mayor offered the fort to the military for use during World War II.