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On March 5, 1958 the Air Force announced the consolidation of museums at Randolph and Lackland Air Force Bases into the one at Lackland. [9] The History and Traditions Museum annual attendance was over 100,000 in the 1970s. [1] The museum had over 50 aircraft and missiles, a reference library, and miniatures recreating WWII air battles. [10]
Randolph Field Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the central portion of Randolph Air Force Base, near San Antonio, Texas, US.Randolph Field was innovatively designed using Garden city movement principles, and includes a unique and well-preserved assemblage of Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture.
The Midland Army Air Field Museum is an aviation museum located at the Midland International Air and Space Port in Midland, Texas operated by the High Sky Wing of the Commemorative Air Force and focused on the history of Midland Army Airfield.
After the base closed in 1971, a group of veterans began holding reunions. Eventually, the Perrin Field Historical Society was founded. Beginning in 2000, an exhibit was placed on display in the Silver Wings Building and the lobby of the airport terminal building.
The property was renamed Kelly Air Force Base after the National Security Act of 1947 established the United States Air Force as a separate branch of the military. [9] Kelly eventually became the largest employer in San Antonio. [8] In 1995, the United States government began realignment of military facilities.
In 1991, both the AAHM and CAF moved to Midland, Texas, where the museum operated as the CAF Air Power Museum. [5] [6] A Polikarpov I-16 on display at the museum in 2009 in Midland, Texas. In 2015, the museum's collection was moved to Dallas in anticipation of the creation of the CAF National Airbase. [7]
Coordinates: Hicks Field Bombing Target: Type: Pilot training airfield: Site information; Controlled by: Royal Flying Corps (1916) Air Service, United States Army (1917–1920) United States Navy (1920–1940) United States Army Air Forces (1940–1945): Condition: Redeveloped as industrial park: Site history; Built: 1916: In use: 1916–1945 (military), 1945–ca.1976 (civil airfield ...
Garner, Christian (2016), "An Unfulfilled Promise: The U.S. Glider Pilot Training Program and Lamesa Field, Texas, During World War II." Military History of the West 45 (June 2016): 46–76. Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.