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  2. Eastern Sierra Regional Airport - Wikipedia

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    The airfield opened in April 1940 on 897.22 acres (363.09 ha) subleased from Inyo County. During World War II it was known as Bishop Army Airfield and was a sub-base to Muroc Army Airfield in 1942 and 1943 for Fourth Air Force. The site was used for aircraft flight and ordnance delivery training.

  3. Hickam Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    In 1934, the Army Air Corps saw the need for another airfield in Hawaii when Luke Field on Ford Island became too congested for both air operations and operation of the Hawaiian Air Depot. 2,225 acres (9.00 km 2) of land and fishponds adjacent to John Rodgers Airport and Fort Kamehameha were purchased by the War Department from the Bishop ...

  4. California World War II Army airfields - Wikipedia

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    Muroc Army Airfield, 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Mojave; 323rd Air Base Sq / 323rd Base Headquarters and Air Base Sq; 1 May 1942–31 March 1944 421st Army Air Force Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station, Heavy Bombardment); 1 April 1944–16 October 1945 Now: Edwards Air Force Base Known sub-bases and auxiliaries Bishop Army Airfield

  5. Bishop Army Airfield - Wikipedia

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  6. Tonopah Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    The Bombing and Gunnery Range Detachment was "the first organization to arrive at what [became] the Tonopah Army Air Field" after activating "1 July 1942 at Muroc Lake, California" (the commander, Lt. Col. F.D. Gore arrived 2 July.) [13] Ready for occupancy in July, the airbase included runways, barracks, mess halls and a hospital when finally occupied and when opened, was a sub-base of March ...

  7. Charleston Executive Airport - Wikipedia

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    The airport opened in April 1943 named Johns Island Army Airfield. Initially it was an auxiliary to Columbia Army Air Base as an unmanned emergency landing airfield. On 31 March 1944, jurisdiction was transferred to Charleston Army Airfield when Charleston was reassigned to Air Transport Command. It served as an emergency landing base with no ...

  8. List of NATO installations in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    US Army Fire Base Torkham Gate ... US Army Located within Bagram Airfield. [67] Blackjack: ... US Army [129] Bishop US Army [129] Bolan US Army

  9. 34th Training Wing - Wikipedia

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    Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington, 1 December 1942; Bishop Army Air Field, California, 15 December 1942 – April 1944; RAF Mendlesham (USAAF Station 156), [23] England, 26 April 1944-c. 25 July 1945; Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, Aug-28 August 1945; Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, 8 July 1963 – 8 July 1965