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By: Art Leatherwood
Type: General EntryPublished: 1952
Updated: November 1, 1994
Blackland Army Air Field, five miles northwest of Waco, was activated in June 1942. It was initially named China Springs Army Air Field and was also known as Waco Army Air Field No. 2 before being renamed after the local black soil. It was first a glider training school and in October 1942 became an advanced two-engine pilot school. The field became inactive on October 31, 1945, and by 1950 was operating as Waco Municipal Airport. Some buildings were used as a public housing project.
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Art Leatherwood, “Blackland Army Air Field,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 28, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/blackland-army-air-field.
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