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NAS Fort Worth JRB (Carswell Field), TX, c. 2006. Army Air Forces Combat Crew School, Tarrant Field (aka Tarrant Field and Tarrant Field Airdrome), c. 1 July 1942; Fort Worth Army Air Field, 29 July 1942 – 13 January 1948; Griffiss Air Force Base, 13 January 1948 – 29 January 1948; Carswell Air Force Base, 29 January 1948 – 30 September ...
Redesigned bombardier's entrance door, replacement of SCR-269-G Radio compass with AN/ARN-7 set, installation of engine fire extinguishers, 25 built. TB-32-15-CF Empennage de-icer boots, four built. B-32-20-CF Combat equipped aircraft. Pressurization system removed, scanning blister installed in rear fuselage, 21 built. B-32-21-CF
On 29 July, the base was again renamed as "Fort Worth Army Airfield". [1] 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.
On 26 September 1942, the GCACTC's Advanced Twin Engine and Bombardier Training Center at Midland, Texas, was redesignated Midland Army Airfield's Army Air Forces Bombardier School (colloq. Bombardier College) which operated 23 bombing ranges in West Texas [14] (the school had moved to Albuquerque Army Air Base by 28 February 1945). [15] [16]
Skylink is an automated people mover (APM) system operating at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). It is an application of the Innovia APM 200 system and is maintained and operated by Alstom. When it opened in 2005, it was the world's longest airside airport train system (AirTrain JFK, which operates landside, is longer). [3]
Bombardier shares fell 17.4 per cent on that day. [19] By 21 December 2015, the firm had 243 firm orders for the CSeries; a US$2.5 billion cash infusion – $1 billion from the provincial government plus a $1.5 billion investment from the Caisse de dépôts et placements du Québec – was keeping the parent company adequately funded. [22]
The Fort Worth Aviation Museum (FWAM) is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of aviation in Fort Worth, the North Texas region, and around the world. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The museum displays aviation artifacts and provides historical interpretation on a variety of civil and military topics.
On January 11, 2019, American Eagle Flight 5766, en route from Dallas-Fort Worth, slid off the runway after landing in icy and snowy conditions. The Bombardier CRJ900 was the first flight to attempt to land at Columbia Municipal Airport after the ground crew cleared the runway of ice and snow. Reports state the runway was still very slick with ice.