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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.
Giebelstadt Air Base. Turned over to United States Army, 1968. Hahn Air Base (Closed 1994) Landsberg Air Base. Turned over to West German Air Force, 1957. Kaufbeuren Air Base. Turned over to West German Air Force, 1957. Munich-Riem Airport, returned to civil use, 1948. Neubiberg Air Base.
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.
1942 airphoto of the airfield under construction Republic P-47D-RE Thunderbolt (42-22281) from Aloe AAF, about 1943. Aloe Army Airfield is an abandoned airfield located 7 miles (11 km) west of Victoria, Texas.
Pampa Army Air Field. / 35.53806°N 100.74944°W / 35.53806; -100.74944. Pampa Army Airfield is an abandoned airfield located about 11 miles east of Pampa in Gray County, Texas. During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces used Pampa Airfield as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast ...
Matagorda Peninsula Army Airfield. March 1943 photo showing over 100 aircraft on the Matagorda Peninsula AAF ramp. / 28.45472°N 96.29833°W / 28.45472; -96.29833. Matagorda Peninsula Army Airfield is a closed military airfield, located on Matagorda Island, Texas. It was used during World War II as a training airfield by the 77th Flying ...
Midland Army Airfield. / 31.94333°N 102.20528°W / 31.94333; -102.20528 ( Midland AAF) Midland Army Airfield is a former World War II military airfield, located 8.4 miles west-southwest of Midland, Texas. It operated as a Bombardier training school for the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 until 1945.
Eagle Pass Army Airfield. / 28.85972°N 100.51667°W / 28.85972; -100.51667 ( Eagle Pass AAF) 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.