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词条 Blytheville Air Force Base
释义

  1. Historic district

  2. Major commands to which assigned

  3. Major units assigned

  4. Major aircraft assigned

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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| controlledby=461st Bombardment Wing (1956–1958)
97th Bombardment Wing (1959–1991)
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Blytheville Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base from 1942 until it closed in 1992. It was renamed in 1988 to be Eaker Air Force Base.[1] It was located {{convert|3|mi|km}} northwest of Blytheville, Arkansas. The facility is now operated as the Arkansas International Airport.

It was known as Blytheville Army Airfield during 1942–1948, as Blytheville Air Force Base during 1948–1988, and as Eaker Air Force Base during 1988–1992.

Historic district

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| name = Blytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic District
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| location= 4701 Memorial Drive, Blytheville, Arkansas
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| area = {{convert|247|acre|ha}}
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The Blytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[2]

It is a {{convert|247|acre|ha}} historic district which included 23 contributing buildings, 33 contributing structures, two contributing sites, and a contributing object, as well as two non-contributing buildings.[3]

Major commands to which assigned

  • Army Air Force Flying Training Command, June 10, 1942 – June 16, 1945
  • Continental Air Forces, June 16, 1945 – March 21, 1946

Redesignated Strategic Air Command, March 21, 1946 – April 1, 1946

  • Tactical Air Command, April 1, 1946 – August 15, 1946, June 10, 1953 – October 1, 1953
  • Air Materiel Command, October 1, 1953 – July 1, 1954
  • Tactical Air Command, July 1, 1954 – April 1, 1958
  • Strategic Air Command, April 1, 1958 – June 1, 1992
  • Air Combat Command, June 1, 1992 – December 15, 1992 (Not operational)

Major units assigned

  • 25th Twin Engine Flying Training Group, July 25, 1942 – February 29, 1944
  • Army Air Force Pilot School, May 3, 1942 – May 31, 1945
  • 211th Army Air Force Base Unit, May 1, 1944 – June 15, 1945
  • 809th Army Air Force Base Unit, June 16, 1945 – March 31, 1946
  • 334th Army Air Force Base Unit, April 1, 1946 – November 25, 1946
  • 461st Bombardment Wing, April 8, 1956 – April 1, 1958
  • 4329th Air Base Squadron, April 1, 1958 – July 1, 1959
  • 97th Bombardment Wing, July 1, 1959 – September 1, 1991

Redesignated: 97th Wing, September 1, 1991 – April 1, 1992

Major aircraft assigned

  • North American AT-6, 1942–1944
  • Curtiss AT-9, 1942–1944
  • Beech AT-10, 1942–1944
  • Republic AT-12, 1942–1944
  • North American TB-25, 1944
  • Curtiss C-46, 1945
  • Douglas C-47, 1945
  • Martin B-57 Canberra, 1956–1958
  • Boeing B-52G Stratofortress, 1960–1992
  • Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, 1961–1992

See also

  • Arkansas World War II Army Airfields
  • 30th Flying Training Wing (World War II)
  • Eaker Site, a major archaeological site within the base's grounds

References

{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}
1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2795 |title=Eaker Air Force Base}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20180126.htm |title=National Register of Historic Places: Weekly list |date=January 26, 2018 |publisher=National Park Service}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/National-Register-Listings/PDF/MS0886_nr.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Blytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic District |publisher=National Park Service|author=Edward Salo |author2=Edward Harthorn |author3=Zach Mitchell |author4=Frank Walker |author5=Travis Raterman |date=September 11, 2017 |accessdate=February 19, 2018}} With maps and 23 photos.

External links

{{Commons category|Blytheville Army Airfield}}{{Commons category|Eaker Air Force Base}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723212617/http://www.aeroplex.dina.org/ Arkansas Aeroplex]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409205103/http://www.airfields-freeman.com/AR/Airfields_AR_SE.html Abandoned & Little Known Airfields]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20061109094013/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5312 Biography of Ira C. Eaker]
  • Arkansas Northeastern College (formerly Mississippi County CC)
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