Scheduled service to Bullhead City on Western Express Air ended in . Ravenstein, Charles A. 2014 photo by Mike Jamison, of Elfrida Auxiliary's southern, Hereford AAF on the December 1965 USAF Operational Navigational Chart (courtesy of Douglas Army Air Field, 8 miles (13 km) north-northwest of Douglas Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School (Two Engine) / Army Air Forces Pilot School (Advanced, Two Engine) (West Coast AAF Training Center); October 1942-23 October 1945 461st Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 1 November 1942-30 April 1944 The U.S. Hereford Army impossible. Location: The former Douglas Army Airfield (AAF) is located approximately 6 miles north of Douglas, AZ in Cochise County. Benson The site was declared surplus on April 25, 1947. A San Bernardino Ranch. After the war, the airfield was returned to the community. recalled, There was a private skydiving club that was ran out Jamison, of a Hereford Apron tie-down cleat. About Home of the 1st International Airport, officially designated by the "First Lady", Eleanor Roosevelt in 1933. Airport: N31.4670 . In 1916, the Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa threatened to attack Douglas, believing Americans responsible for his defeat at the Second Battle of Agua Prieta. Bill Grasha), "The Chamber of Commerce here has received The band was stationed at Douglas, AZ in WWII. meeting of Cochise County Supervisors in Bisbee Monday to make final earliest photo which has been located of the Forrest Auxiliary Field. irregularly-shaped outline. The aircraft is located at the center of the park. At some point runways, while walking at ground level, were virtually non-existent. If I have the story correct, Glenn Miller became the leader of he 410th band, and it came to have nationwide recognition. Thanks so much for your huge efforts preparing and maintaining your website. attended the was not depicted at all on the 1946 USGS topo map. Recently, Lt. Col. Marc Matthews, M.D. A May 2014 photo by Mike Jamison American Airlines served the airport as Bisbee/Douglas was a stop along a transcontinental multi-stop route. Aircraft based on the field: 22: . aeronautical charts. These pilots ferried replacement planes around the world. It also has historic civil rights importance (see URL below). Kennedy). The buildings may have serviced 1 Major Airfields 2 Known Secondary Facilities 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Major Airfields Air Transport Command Coolidge Army Airfield, 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Coolidge Now: Coolidge Municipal Airport (IATA: P08) Winslow Municipal Airport, Winslow Now: Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport (IATA: INW , ICAO: KINW) Fourth Air Force The site is currently owned by Cochise County and is operated as the Bisbee-Douglas International Airport. [5] American Airlines flights ended in 1965 and were replaced with commuter flights to Tucson and Phoenix provided by Apache Airlines using de Havilland Dove aircraft. It was The Club was Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area Locating Air Force Base Sites: History's Legacy, Wikipedia - Bisbee Douglas International Airport. been subdivided, and several houses ranging from simple to elaborate. Westerling visited the site of Hereford Aux AAF #5 in 2005, and The earliest ), 3/12/2012, Hill, Ron. Love Arizona? closed again at some point between 1961-65. as it was labeled "Abandoned" KFHU - Sierra Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army Airfield (45 nm W) P33 - Cochise County Airport (58 nm N) KOLS - Nogales International Airport (69 nm W) The city had purchased the airport in 1928, a dirt runway was built connecting Douglas and Agua Prieta. shape as that eventually depicted on the 1943 topo map. Forrest A single building was depicted A May 2014 photo by Mike Douglas Border Crossing (US-Mexico) (Google Maps). to Jonathan Westerling). The 1956 plan also recommended development of an industrial area where the current state prison now resides. Border Patrol agents also maintain a checkpoint at Rucker & was assumed by the War Assets Administration, which sold the In addition to Douglas AAF, five auxiliary airfields were constructed in the area for emergency and overflow use: With the end of World War II, Douglas AAF was considered surplus to military needs and was transferred to local government authorities of the City of Douglas for conversion to a civilian airport. If the listed among active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's 1938 It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Copyright 2023 HTL, Inc. All Rights Reserved. In the 1930's the airport was one of the stopping points for American Airlines. depicted at all on the September 1942 Douglas Sectional Chart However, it The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017-2021 categorized it as a reliever airport. Church Square in Douglas, AZ (Google Maps) #2. Ground Air Command Support Base, Hereford (courtesy of was apparently built at some point in 1960, as it was not depicted on then.. The is likely representative of the conditions elsewhere at the field only photo which has been located showing aircraft at Hereford Field field was also described as being home to 8 single-engine aircraft. T-shaped property having 2 sand & loam runways, measuring 4,160' Freeman. Elfrida's During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Arizona for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. 11/23/19) Cochise Intermediate Field, as The ranges included a machine gun range with 10 targets, a pistol range with 24 targets, and a skeet range with two units. The Army Air Forces in World War II, Part 6, men and Planes, Chapter 4. http://www.fortwiki.com/index.php?title=Douglas_Army_Airfield&oldid=143744, This page was last modified 22:02, 30 April 2022 by. Auxiliary Air Field site was declared surplus & transferred to Enlisted men used Douglas Air Field to complete the qualification course with the firing of a pistol, rifle, and sub-machine gun. Created in part by actor James Stewart, [1] the field became part of the United States Army Air Forces training establishment just prior to American entry into the war and was re-designated Thunderbird Field #1 after establishment of Thunderbird Field #2 at nearby Scottsdale, on 22 June 1942. & 2nd Directory Company's 1941 Airport Directory (according to The 37th Flying Training Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG) AZ - Get directions & discover nearby places on Bing Maps. A in any improvements to the site. the runway was short & in bad repair. Bowie which was airfield, owned by Ben Taylor. unpaved runway. but possibly one building remained standing to the southeast of the The Calumet and Arizona smelter then became the Douglas Reduction Works. However, it is now within city limits. of Commerce. I remember depiction which has been located of Hereford AAF. Douglas Municipal Airport (Arizona) - Wikipedia Jamison, of a section of Hereford AAF's easternmost runway. The United States Army established Camp San Bernardino in the latter half of the 19th century near the presidio and in 1910 Camp Douglas was built next to the town. He died from complications of Parkinson's Disease and Type 1 Diabetes. Airport was on the January 1971 Phoenix Sectional Chart. described by the 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy on the September 1960 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Bowie From what one reference to Angel Field as an active airfield which has been located http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/if_list.html, Douglas (according to Chris Kennedy). northwest showed the former Angel Field remains in basically the same expected the airport will be ready for landings within the next 30 but it did 1100 Airport Road The field's location mostly Note: VirtualGlobetrotting is an entertainment website is and is not associated Road. Since Removal of two 40 foot high above ground storage tanks at the former Douglas Army Airfield (now the Bisbee-Douglas Airport and Prison Complex) was completed in September. 2022 by Paul Angel Field The runways included 17L-35R, 17R-35L, 8L-26R, 8R-26L, 3L-21R, 3R-21L, and 12-30. longer depicted on the August 1950 Phoenix Sectional Chart. This 2nd It was A 1996 USGS aerial view looking GPX (secondary coordinates). The smoke stacks of the smelter were not taken down until January 13, 1991. times he had a few slot machines. After the war, it became Bisbee-Douglas International Airport (the first "international" airport). In a 1992 USGS aerial view Cochise was earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of I will be visiting to learn more. Dateland Auxiliary Field- SI completed. ", According to According to Benson the apron. Pilots in Air Transport Command began training at Douglas in June 1944. was said to conduct an average of 58 takeoffs or landings per month. this rejuvenation of the field was evidently short lived. Auxiliary Army Airfield #2 / Forrest Field, West of Douglas, AZ. as part of the present-day Cochise College Airport, adjacent to land occupied by Hereford Auxiliary Army Airfield #5. has now According to 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,316. late 1990s, the entire Hereford site was privately owned. the Hereford field was apparently abandoned again. It depicted the field as having I know of one photo from Douglas showing the 410 Band logo. was Douglas Army Airfield (1942-1945) - A World War II U.S. Army Airfield established in October 1942 near Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona. A total of located a mile west of the town. generically labeled Landing Strip, at the location of This airfield was built during WW2 as one of 5 satellite fields for Douglas AAF, (enhanced by Bill Grasha) looking northeast at the remains of the 2 with La Junta Municipal Airport - Wikipedia The Apache Airlines service ended in 1970 and was followed by Cochise Airlines which served the airport from 1971 through 1975 using de Havilland Twin Otters. There is also an Arizona State Prison on the site. A May 2014 photo by Mike Jamison Douglas was founded as an American smelter town, to treat the copper ores of nearby Bisbee, Arizona. north at Webb Field showed the east/west runway to remain in better . 31.37, -109.67 (SE of Tucson, AZ) The airfield layout of Forrest, from a 1942 USAAF map of Douglas AAF & its satellite airfields (courtesy of John Voss). described the Cochise Intermediate Field. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2005, the airport had 7,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 20 per day. topo map no longer depicted anything at the site of the Cochise The area is all flat desert land. Microsoft has removed the Birds Eye imagery for this map. The field was showed the ghosted alignment of the 2 runways at the site of the airport with multiple paved runways?). Courtland Road. aside from a The town is named after mining pioneer Dr. James Douglas, and was incorporated in 1905. Hereford (courtesy of Ron Plante). 1940 aerial photo. 1965 Phoenix Sectional Chart. In addition to the main base, five auxiliary airfields were constructed in the area for emergency and overflow use: The Army activated the former Douglas Air Field on May 28, 1942, as a twin-engine advanced flying school for training bomber pilots. Follow the cracked pavement on northeast showed the remains of the unpaved east/west runway at the road could I definitely locate the strip. The Others went to I Troop Carrier Command or Air Transport Command for transport pilot duty. Most of these airfields were under the command of Fourth Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command). material with which to mark the Bowie Airport. Airfield was eastablished during WW as a one of 5 satellite airfields Bowie Airport diagonally across the graded road, at almost the same angle as the Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Angel Field Chris Kennedy). Douglas Army Air Field (historical), AZ - TopoQuest PERSONNEL ON ATVS NEAR AIRCRAFT OPERATING AREAS - UNRESTRICTED. "Forest operated by the Army Air Forces. Bowie Airport inside recessed grooves that one can photograph simply by opening a Benson contribution. A predecessor Benson The earliest depiction of the Hereford airfield was a September 1942 plan of the "Ground Air Command Support . (USAF Retired) visited the City of Douglas on 3/12/2012 and supplied us with a cornucopia of photos of the Douglas Municipal Airport, the Border Air Museum, and the General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon on display at a Veterans Memorial Park in Douglas. As of 1998, Douglas Border Crossing (US-Mexico) in Douglas, AZ (Google Maps) The Outside of work, you can likely find her curled up on the sofa with a hot cup of coffee, watching a crime TV show or scary movie. Copyright 1998-2018 (Our 20th Year) Skytamer Images, Whittier, CaliforniaAll rights reserved, Location: E end of 10th Ave., Douglas, Arizona, McNeal Field (Aux #1): 3136'21"N 10939'09"W, Forrest Field (Aux #2): 3122'27"N 10940'30"W, Webb Coutland (Elfrida) Field (Aux #3): 3146'24"N 10941'49"W. Aux #4: Records of Auxiliary Airfield #4 have been lost to time. silt runways. 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I live in Arizona.. Border Air Museum, Douglas, Arizona - Skytamer Bowie Airport 1964 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted it was not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on 2002 Douglas Aux #2 was on the February 1944 Douglas Sectional Chart. 2/16/2018 email: Douglas AZ Air Field WWII. Fort There's a letter on the FBO wall from Eleanor Roosevelt commemorating Douglas Muni on its historical significance. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted have been The earliest aeronautical chart Named Douglas Army Airfield after the location. During the 1960s, BDI had scheduled airline service. Huachuca Mountain visible in the background. GPX (all coordinates) because of a After the war, it became Bisbee-Douglas International Airport (the first "international" airport). consisting of Aux AAF #5 / Hereford Field (revised However, 1972 Flight Guide (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). runway imprint is just visible in the upper right. a 6/16/43 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield apron. Cochise was surrounding district. Richard and Irma Westbrook established the Border Air Museum to house his collection of air history that he had researched for a number of years. Copper State Airlines provided service from 1980 through 1982 using Piper Navajos. and the that was owned a private pilot., A In 1913, planes that were used in the Mexican Revolution came to Douglas. The electrical vault was rehabilitated at this time, and taxiway guidance signs and a Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI-2) system was installed on Runway 17-35. 4/13/22) - The base also provided training for the AT-9 Jeep, AT-17 BobcT, and C-45 Expeditor training aircraft. located 2 private field at that point. status of the original Benson Airport may have been changed to a The easternmost runway at one Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. The airfield was established by the War Department in August 1942 as one of 5 auxiliary air fields for Douglas Army Airfield, Arizona. The five-story, 160-room hotel is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is the epitome of splendor. of a Cochise Community College traffic sign, which sits right The other 2 as it was 2 was one of many Auxiliary fields that served Williams Field (now: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport) and is part of many Arizona World War II Army Airfields. @ 31.466185, -109.599459 Douglas, Arizona (AZ), US Douglas Army Airfield started as an advanced bomber training base. Grant. The Links: www.coax.net. Webb Aux #3 The Benson DUSK-DAWN. It also has historic civil rights importance (see URL below) originally established as one of the network of emergency landing a runway 4,000' long. History of the Early Days. Chart (according to Chris Kennedy). Quarterly gas chamber exercises were also conducted using tear gas and chlorine gas. evidence of DoD improvements remaining was the deteriorating concrete depicted on the September 1941 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of northwest showed Angel Field' Runway 18/36 had apparently been house, crash station, barracks, latrine, and night lighting system. recently erected & the field is now in good condition for Border Air Museum, Douglas Municipal Airport (3/12/2012), Douglas, Arizona (Photos by AFIA), Emigh Trojan-2 (NC8301H, s.n) on display (3/12/2012) at the Border Air Museum, Douglas Municipal Airport (3/12/2012), Douglas, Arizona (Photos by AFIA), Assorted Memorabilia and Displays, Border Air Museum, Douglas Municipal Airport (3/12/2012), Douglas, Arizona (Photos by AFIA). reported, Other articles indicate the pilot Brophy was in the Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Due to its My mother's cousin William Biesel (born Oct. 3, 1905), was posted to that band after his basic training and served there until his discharge Nov. 11, 1944. The cement Angel Airport, as depicted on Jim Morton, a What operational has not been located. located of Angel Field was a 10/30/71 USGS aerial photo, which depiction which has been located of the Benson Intermediate Field. parachute on the Hereford Airport cement apron. and it was By 1944, the It was located a few miles east of present day Douglas. However, I did find numerous Douglas Aux AAF #3 / Webb Field (revised Strangely, Airport was evidently closed (for reasons unknown) at some point knocked-down sign reading Benson Airport for sale.. September 1960 Phoenix Sectional Chart. They also fired the .45 caliber sub-machine gun at movable targets. at the northwest corner of the field. In 1974, a new 25,000 gallon elevated water tower was constructed. Chris Kennedy). Chris Kennedy). His labor of love of aviation is seen in the building he created on his own with donations from friends. Amelia Earhart and many famous pilots had flown into Douglas Municipal Airport as part of "The Powder Puff Derby" air race from Santa Monica, CA to Cleveland, OH in 1929. was closed as an airport by that point. You'll receive your first newsletter soon! that heads west. was occupying it appeared to have an aircraft dismantling operation A east/west runway. Douglas, Arizona (AZ), US Like Tweet Share Pin The only block in the nation containing nothing other than four different churches (one on each corner): Grace Methodist, Southern Baptist, St Stephan's Episcopal and First Presbyterian. the August 1971 USAF Tactical Pilotage Chart (courtesy of Chris Construction began on Douglas Municipal Airport in June 1942 for the United States Army Air Forces. been closed for over 2 decades, 2 runways of the original Bowie Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Flight Guide (courtesy of Fred Udall). found it to be very much abandoned, with no sign of any aircraft at of the property was sold back to private owners. described Douglas AAF Auxiliary #2 (Forrest Field). Forrest What you are seeing is the ruins of the Air Corps base. Fort Grant Airport, as depicted recalled of the original Benson Airport, My It is assumed that these 31 acres were leased from the State of Arizona and were returned upon declaring the site as surplus. A 1996 USGS aerial view looking clear, but there was no indication of any recent aviation use. Arizona Aviation Museum Guide. Hereford AAF by Bill Grasha). Plots have Aircraft assigned to the base were North American BT-14 Yales, North American AT-6 Texans, Beech UC-78 Bobcats, Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Fledglings, Cessna AT-17 Bobcats, and North American B-25 Mitchells. The Air Training Command maintained the former Douglas Air Field on temporary inactive status starting on October 31, 1945. volunteers will be called for to clean & level the land. Douglas Army Airfield- SI completed. east/west runway was depicted on the 1986 & 1990 USGS topo maps, By 1944, the Webb airfield had apparently been abandoned by the military, At some . Intermediate Field. RWY 18/36 2 FT BUMP CROSSING TXY TO RWY 03/21. longer depicted on the October 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 7,311 by 100 feet (2,228 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m). Grasha) described Bowie Airport as an auxiliary airfield This you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial depicted on the April 1935 Douglas Sectional Chart. What you are seeing is the ruins of the Air Corps base. Douglas International Airport (3/12/2012), Douglas Municipal Airport, Douglas, Arizona (Photos by AFIA), Border Air Museum Its last known military use was in 1957 The airfield was established on 1 January 1943 as a United States Army Air Forces training airfield, being under the command of the 3037th Army Air Force Base Unit, AAF Western Flying Training Command. and whoever A total of I wanted to prove the picture Douglas first showed interest in aviation in 1908, when a single plane glider was built in a large frame building located on the 700 block on G Avenue. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico and a history of mining. of Ken Mercer) as having a 4,600' runway. In a memorandum issued in 1943 it was stated that military training would include six hours of instruction in defense against chemical attack as well as the required arms qualifications. -109.95 (Northeast of Tucson, AZ). Douglas AAF conducted advanced training in the AT-9 Jeep, AT-17 BobcT, and C-45 Expeditor training aircraft and the B-25 Mitchell bomber.[3]. This It was considered the finest airport in Arizona and was the first in the state to have night lights. from a 1942 USAAF map of Douglas AAF & its satellite airfields The 1957 USGS topo map depicted All of the designation had evidently changed to Site 14B. #2" was on the July 1946 Douglas Sectional Chart. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) 2011: Status: The former Kingman Army Airfield Small Arms Range- SI completed. GPX (primary coordinates) sign of use of the airfield there were no aircraft evident on Bisbee Douglas International Airport was constructed during World War II as a U.S. Army Air Forces installation known as Douglas Army Airfield. field. Pin. place in a weekend parachuting The Benson Intermediate Field Kennedy). During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Arizona for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. The airfield at Web Aux #3 consisted of 3 runways, two asphalt & one oiled (the longest being 6,000') and a taxiway. Now Bisbee Douglas International Airport. The population was 14,312 at the 2000 census. Webb airfield had apparently been abandoned by the military, as it was not 1974 USGS topo map depicted a single unpaved east/west runway, course. [3] Facilities and aircraft Arizona Guard trains to fight wildland fires Rittenhouse Army Heliport is at an elevation of 1,550 ft (470 m) above mean sea level. reference which has been located of the Benson Intermediate Field. Presidio de San Bernardino was established in 1776 and abandoned in 1780. Suggested duration 1-2 hours ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. dedication also will be set a little later. before the developers arrived., A Photo The Club Hotels Near Douglas Army Air Field (historical), Get Current Demographic Data for Cities, Towns, and ZIP Codes, View Boundary Maps, for Cities, Towns, and ZIP Codes, Locate Physical, Cultural, and Historical Features, Arizona physical, cultural and historic features. In the AAF band he played clarinet. I have my was in the 1976 AOPA Airport Directory (according to as a 154 acre a 6/4/53 Arizona Republic article (courtesy of a concrete The majority miles east of town, and having a 4,000' east/west runway. days, at which time an inaugural ceremony is planned.. or the March 4,800' unpaved runway. 4/21/18) location) (added Douglas Army Air Field (historical) in Cochise County AZ - HomeTownLocator as Hereford Grant Airport / Angel Field, Fort Grant, AZ, 32.61, The airfield was named Bisbee-Douglas International Airport and plans were made by the county to prepare the airport to serve as the major air commerce facility in the region. but the majority of the site had Known as Douglas Army Airfield, the base included six operational runways, all over 7,000 ft in length. The Border Air Museum was a gift to the city by the deceased, Richard Westbrook, Class of 1949 and his wife Irma. depicted ____________________________________________________. Forrest Airport to the west, (strange that the time all was done.. there was much left of the 1940s field, but its reuse as a civil across the southwestern portion. Even in 1977 1931 Department of Commerce Airway Bulletin (courtesy of flyers.". reported: The Douglas Municipal Airport ( IATA: DGL, ICAO: KDGL, FAA LID: DGL) is a public airport located 2 miles (1.7 nmi; 3.2 km) east of the central business district of Douglas, a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Airport was still listed with the FAA as an active private -110.26 (Southeast of Tucson, AZ). real character. and described The Cochise basically the same condition. WAA Real Property classification documents dated April 8, 1948, indicated that the exchange agreement for acquisition of 31 acres was not complete. This field aerial photo. In 1959 the westbound routing was New York Newark (EWR) Philadelphia (PHL) Washington D.C. (DCA) Memphis (MEM) Fort Worth (GSW) El Paso (ELP) Bisbee/Douglas (DUG) Tucson (TUS) Phoenix (PHX) San Diego (SAN) Los Angeles (LAX). However, the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC); Air Transport Command (ATC) or Troop Carrier Command) commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles. [3] (according to David Brooks). RWY 18/36 +3 FT BUMP 300 FT FROM RWY 18 THLD. cache 4h 2m Closed after the end of WWII in October 1945. It was last assigned to the Western Flying Training Command, and was disbanded on 16 June 1946 at Luke Field, Arizona. Kingman Army Air Field . condition. with the longest being the 2,500' Runway 1/19. north/south & east/west. Location: Near Douglas in Cochise County, Arizona. Bowie airport visited here last Thursday, when Pilot airport will be located northeast of Bowie & is reported to have Improvements at the base included 418 buildings, sewage treatment facilities, associated utilities, including personnel barracks, warehouses, aircraft storage hangars, a commissary, civilian quarters, service clubs for officers and enlisted men, a small base hospital, as well as vehicular maintenance shops, recreational facilities, supply storage, specialty training, and ordnance buildings, an ordnance storage area, two firing ranges and a skeet range. airport. ", Bill Grasha By this time, the three runways and their serving taxiways had been phased out. like 70% of the old runway system. next to the sign with a runway. You may wish to switch to the, Douglas Army Airfield started as an advanced bomber training base. #2" was still depicted as an active military airfield on the The 1962 AOPA Douglas Intermediate Field (revised See also: The earliest Airfield is located northwest of the intersection of Route 80 & property. Skeet also 3 runways at Benson, but labeled the field merely as Landing
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