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Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Texas" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of military installations in Texas Installation name Location Notes Kelly Field / Joint Base San Antonio San Antonio: formerly Kelly Air Force Base Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base: Houston: Lackland Air Force Base: San Antonio Randolph Air Force Base: San Antonio Fort Sam Houston: San Antonio Camp Bullis: San Antonio Martindale Army Air ...
Amedee Army Airfield: Sierra Army Depot: California: KAHC Anniston Army Heliport: Anniston Army Depot: Alabama: 04AL [2] Arrowhead Assault Strip: Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center: Arkansas: KAZU [3] Bicycle Lake Army Airfield: Fort Irwin: California: KBYS Biggs Army Airfield: Fort Bliss: Texas: KBIF Blackstone Army Airfield: Fort Barfoot ...
Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the United States by state" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Known as Randolph AFB Auxiliary Field/Seguin Field, this airfield was originally constructed with three runways in 1941. Normally unattended, the airfield has a single active 8350-ft runway and is supported by a manned runway supervisor unit (RSU) and aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicles when conducting flight operations. [14]
Inactivated on 12 March 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport. Airline flights (Trans-Texas DC-3s) ended in 1960.
The airfield was built during 1942 by the Army Air Corps, primarily to support the Matagorda Bombing Range. In addition it was also developed as a training school by Army Air Forces Training Command. Matagorda AAF was the home of the AAF Pilot School (Advanced Single Engine), and also conducted a Single-Engine Pilot Transition school. [1]
The airport opened during World War II as Brownwood Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. The 68th and 77th Reconnaissance Groups trained at Brownwood during 1942 with a variety of aircraft, including B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberators, P-40 Warhawks and A-20 Havocs. In addition to the training ...