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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. 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

  4. List of United States Army airfields - Wikipedia

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    Bucholz Army Airfield: Kwajalein Atoll: Marshall Islands: PKWA Butts Army Airfield: Fort Carson: Colorado: KFCS Cairns Army Airfield: Fort Novosel: Alabama: KOZR Camp Blanding Army Airfield: Camp Blanding: Florida: 2CB Camp Peary Landing Strip: Camp Peary: Virginia: W94 [4] Campbell Army Airfield: Fort Campbell: Kentucky: KHOP Davison Army ...

  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. Edwards Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    Units attached or assigned to the base at the time were the 4144th Army Air Force Base Unit, the 3208th Strategic Bomb Test Squadron along with communications and weather detachments. On 20 August 1948, the 4144th Air Force Base Unit was re-designated as the 2759th AF Base Unit and with the adoption of the Hobson Plan , as the 2759th ...

  8. Newport Municipal Airport (Arkansas) - Wikipedia

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    After the war's end, the Newport airfield was declared to be government surplus, and eventually, most of the main field was turned over to the City of Newport to be used as a civilian airport facility and industrial park. While many of the base's buildings were sold off, some were used by civilians who occupied much of the housing.

  9. Alliance Municipal Airport - Wikipedia

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    The cantonment housing area of the airfield covered 1,088 acres (4.40 km 2), and had 775 buildings and other structures, including hangars, chapels, warehouses, barracks, mess halls, service buildings, and latrines. Some were brick and steel, such as aircraft hangars, but most were frame construction on concrete foundations.