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During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Missouri for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC). However other USAAF commands (Air Technical Service Command ...
Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Missouri" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
74.25 Missouri. 74.26 Montana. 74.27 Nebraska. ... National Museum of World War II Aviation, ... Freeman Army Airfield Museum, Seymour; Grissom Air Museum, ...
The museum held a grand opening in the new space on 7 December 2014. [5] In the following years the museum received several aircraft for display, including an F-4 in August 2015 and a C-130 from the closed Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum in May 2016. [6] [7] The latter was repainted in European camouflage in July 2017. [8]
This list of museums in Missouri encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including non-profit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Pages in category "Military and war museums in Missouri" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Museum of Missouri Military History; N.
Pages in category "United States World War II army airfields" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The airfield was first used in 1921 for an air meet and became the 1925 Sweeney Airport and the 1928 Fairfax Airport.A naval reserve air base was established at Fairfax Field in 1935 [12]; a Navy squadron and a Marine squadron were established on 12 July. [13]