Falcon Field - Commerative Air Force
N 33° 27.139 W 111° 44.116
12S E 431666 N 3701674
This corner of this historic airport features many working WW II planes.
Waymark Code: WMYY
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2005
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Falcon Field opened in September 1941, as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme, a plan to train RAF pilots. The desert air was ideal to train combat pilots as well as ground troops. The British commander in charge named the airport after the British hunting bird. The British cadets were adopted by local families and cared for while they trained. Residents worked at the field and on the airplanes themselves. From September 1941 until November 1945 many hundreds of RAF and American cadets received their wings at Falcon. At the coordinates, is a plaque commerating the RAF's training at this airport.
Also located here, the Commerative (formerly Confederate) Air Force, Arizona Wing, is a volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to preserving World War II aircraft in flying condition. It proudly displays the B-17 "Sentimental Journey" considered to be the most authentically restored flying B-17 aircraft in the world today. There are only 13 B-17s in flyable condition in the world, 8 in the US. Other aircraft on display include a German Heinkel HE-111, B-25 Mitchell bomber, SNJ, C-45, and a Grumman Guardian. The museum costs, but the planes are often outside and easily visible.
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Old Glory- the Dogs of War.