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The Blytheville Air Force Base Capehart Housing Historic District encompasses a large residential area built between 1957 and 1962 as part of a military housing program for service members stationed at the now-closed Blytheville Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas.
It was the first operational BOMARC base and had both a "Missile Support Area" with a Squadron Operations Center and a "Launch Area" with 56 Mode II Launcher Shelters in 2 flights (e.g., 2 compressor buildings were available to simultaneously get 2 missiles to the "Standby" stage prior to "Fire-up".) [5] The missile complex was an annex of ...
Nissen huts, Cultybraggan Camp, close to Comrie, in west Perthshire A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure originally for military use, especially as barracks, made from a 210° portion of a cylindrical skin of corrugated iron.
The destruction of the Iraqi Air Force was probably one of the most complete such actions in the history of military aviation. Although most of the former "Super Bases" have been de-militarized and today are abandoned facilities being reclaimed by the desert, a few were refurbished and were subsequently used by Army, Air Force and Marine units.
This category is for classifying images, graphics, and photographs taken or made by members of the United States Air Force during the course of the person's official duties. Under United States copyright law , such images are public domain .
The base was known by various names, including Kinross Municipal Airport, Kinross Army Air Field, Kinross Air Field, Kinross Air Force Auxiliary Field, and Kinross Air Force Base. The present-day Chippewa County International Airport , Kinross Correctional Facility , and the community of Kincheloe are located on the site of the base.
Unlike the other services, the U.S. Air Force officially uses the term "dormitory" to refer to its unaccompanied housing. During World War II, many U.S. barracks were made of inexpensive, sturdy and easy to assemble Quonset huts that resembled Native American long houses (having a rounded roof but made out of metal).
Burtonwood was also known as Base Air Depot 1 (BAD 1), although an RAF presence continued in the form of the RAF Police who maintained security on the site until the mid-1960s. Burtonwood was the largest airfield in Europe during the war with the most USAAF personnel and aircraft maintenance facilities.