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The Amarillo Air Force Base became the first Air Force all-jet mechanic-training base when it reopened in 1951. In 1959, the base was redesignated the Amarillo Technical Training Center.
Amarillo Air Force Base, originally Amarillo Army Air Field is a former United States Air Force base located in Potter County, Texas, approximately 6 miles (10 km) East of downtown Amarillo within the easternmost city limits. The City of Amarillo is located on the boundary of Potter and Randall counties in the High Plains of the Texas Panhandle.
The base was activated in April 1942 and formally named an army air field in May. It was eleven miles east of Amarillo on a 1,523-acre tract of land adjacent to English Field, a commercial airfield serving the Panhandle.
Not forgotten, not quite gone: Abandoned Air Force base. On an unusually warm winter’s day, Bob Balliett surveyed the wide open spaces east of Amarillo he once called his workplace. Gone...
In March 1951, the post was reactivated and renamed Amarillo Air Force Base, becoming the first Air Force all-jet mechanic-training base, which also included the training of U.S. soldiers and trainees from foreign countries.
Amarillo Air Force Base, originally Amarillo Army Air Field, was activated in April 1942 and formally named an army air field in May. It was eleven miles east of Amarillo on a 1,523-acre tract of land adjacent to English Field, a commercial airfield serving the Panhandle .
The Amarillo Air Force base was created to train the crew and mechanics on the B-17 Flying Fortress plane. Later on, training on the B-29. After the war, Amarillo's base was turned into a permanent base mainly for mechanic training, but also basic training.
Amarillo was primarily a training command base. Originally Amarillo Army Air Field, it was activated in April 1942 and formally named an army air field in May. It was eleven miles east of Amarillo on a 1,523-acre tract of land adjacent to English Field, a commercial airfield serving the Panhandle.
In 1942, the U.S. military activated an air base east of downtown Amarillo to train mechanics and engineers to service the B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft used in World War II. While that...
The Texas Air & Space Museum in Amarillo, Texas is the new home for one of the world's most important aviation legends. Beginning February 15, 2014, N34--one of more than 10,000 Douglas DC-3/C-47 variants built around the world--is now available for the world to see in Amarillo, Texas.