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In 1921, the 3rd Division was relocated to Camp Lewis in Washington state and the facility was transferred to the Arkansas National Guard. [1] In 1922, the Arkansas National Guard headquarters were moved there. [3] In 1937, it was renamed Camp Joseph T. Robinson in honor of the late U.S. senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas. [1]
On aviation ADFs, the unit automatically moves a compass-like pointer (RMI) to show the direction of the beacon. The pilot may use this pointer to home directly towards the beacon, or may also use the magnetic compass and calculate the direction from the beacon (the radial ) at which their aircraft is located.
Harrell Field [2] [3] (Camden Regional Airport, or Camden Municipal Airport) (IATA: CDH, ICAO: KCDH, FAA LID: CDH) is five miles northeast of Camden, in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorizes it as a general aviation facility.
It was established in 1941 as a U.S. Army Flight Training School operated by the Pine Bluff School of Aviation. After World War II , the city turned it into a commercial airport facility. It is a 850 acre facility consisting of a large terminal and restaurant, FAA weather monitoring equipment, private corporate hangars, fixed-base operators ...
The flight school was activated as Helena Aero Tech on October 4, 1941. The airfield was dedicated as the Thompson–Robbins Airfield on December 6, 1941, in honor of two Helena flyers killed in AAF flying accidents: Lieutenant Jerome Pillow Thompson, who died on June 17, 1933, and Lieutenant Jack Stewart Robbins, who died on November 8, 1940 ...
Arkansas International Airport (IATA: BYH, ICAO: KBYH, FAA LID: BYH) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Blytheville, a city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is owned by the Blytheville Gosnell Regional Airport Authority.
British Flight Training School No. 1 [11] 321st Flying Training Detachment (31st FTW) 2564th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Contract Pilot School Primary/Advanced), April 1944 Terrell Municipal Airport, Texas Operated by: Dallas Aviation School [8] British Flight Training School No. 2 [11] 14th Flying Training Detachment (36th FTW)
Aviation cadets who washed out of pilot training were sent to navigator or bombardier school. Aviation cadets who washed out of navigator or bombardier training were usually sent to Flexible Gunnery School to become aerial gunners. Liaison Pilot School lasted 60 flight hours. It was an option for cadets who had passed primary training, but had ...