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Howard Hughes Airport

Art Leatherwood General Entry

Howard Hughes Airport at Houston was activated in November 1942 to train pilots of the Women's Army Service Pilots. It was deactivated in May 1943, when the mission was transferred to Sweetwater Army Air Field at Sweetwater, Texas.

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World War II

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Houston
Upper Gulf Coast
East Texas

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