Childress Army Airfield

Childress Army Airfield


AAF Gulf Coast Training Center
Childress Army Airfield, Texas, 13 October 1943
Summary
LocationChildress, Texas
Built1942
In use1942–1945
Occupants
Childress AAF Bombardier training school
Coordinates34°25′57″N 100°17′35″W / 34.43250°N 100.29306°W / 34.43250; -100.29306 (Childress AAF)
Map
Childress AAF
Childress Army Airfield, Texas
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
00/18 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
06/24 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
09/27 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
14/32 6,000 1,829 Asphalt

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.

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