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1940–present. During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Texas for training pilots and aircrews. The amount of available land and the temperate climate made Texas a prime location for year-round military training. By the end of the war, 65 Army airfields were built in the state.
Pyote Air Force Base was a World War II United States Army Air Forces training airbase. It was on 2,745 acres (1,111 ha) a mile from the town of Pyote, Texas, on U.S. Highway 80, 20 miles west of Monahans ,` 230 miles (370 km) east of El Paso . Tribute to the first squadrons who trained at Rattlesnake Bomber Base.
Childress Army Airfield. / 34.43250°N 100.29306°W / 34.43250; -100.29306 ( Childress AAF) Childress Army Airfield is a former World War II military airfield, located 4.8 miles west of Childress, Texas. It operated as a Bombardier training school for the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 until 1945.
Randolph Air Force Base: San Antonio Fort Sam Houston: San Antonio Camp Bullis: San Antonio Martindale Army Air Field: San Antonio Dyess Air Force Base: Abilene: Goodfellow Air Force Base: San Angelo: Laughlin Air Force Base: Del Rio: Sheppard Air Force Base: Wichita Falls: Fort Cavazos: Killeen: Fort Bliss: El Paso: Fort Wolters: Mineral Wells ...
Eagle Pass Army Airfield is a former World War II military airfield complex. It is located 10.6 miles (17.1 km) north of Eagle Pass, Texas. It operated as a training base for the United States Army Air Forces from 1943 until 1945. Later, during the Cold War, Eagle Pass Air Force Station (ADC ID: TM-188) was a United States Air Force Radar facility.
17R/35L. 8,301. 2,530. Asphalt. Oblique 26 October 1943 aerial photo looking north. Harlingen Air Force Base, originally Harlingen Army Airfield, is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base in northeast Harlingen, Texas. After the base closed, the field was redeveloped into Valley International Airport .
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. / 27.69250°N 97.29111°W / 27.69250; -97.29111. Naval Air Station Corpus Christi ( IATA: NGP, ICAO: KNGP, FAA LID: NGP) is a United States Navy naval air base located six miles (10 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas .
Naval Air Station Coco Solo, Panama. Naval Air Station Conroe, Texas. Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas. Naval Air Station Daytona Beach, Florida. Naval Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Naval Air Station Galveston, Texas. Naval Air Station Grosse Ile, Michigan. Naval Air Station Hitchcock, Texas. Naval Air Station Houma, Louisiana.