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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.
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.
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.
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 .
The Navy built twelve piers in the Sabine River at the Base. U.S. Naval Station Orange also worked with the civilian shipyards in Texas during World War II. Major civilian shipyards were: Consolidated Steel Corporation, Levingston Shipbuilding Company, and Weaver Shipyards. At the end of the war in November 1945 the shipyard was closed and the ...
In use. 1942 - 1946. Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake (MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake) was a United States Marine Corps air station that was located 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Fort Worth, Texas during World War II. Commissioned on 1 December 1942, the air station was originally supposed to be the home of the Marine Corps glider program.