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 Site of Old Midland Army Flying School
N 31° 56.230 W 102° 12.463
13R E 763971 N 3536874
Texas Historical Marker at the terminal at the Midland International Air & Space Port, noting the establishment of an airfield here in 1931, and how it evolved into a training ground during World War II and then going commercial in 1950.
Waymark Code: WM15EWB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2021
Views: 5
This one is also listed in the Atlas as marker 14231.
Marker Number: 4854
Marker Text:
Old Sloan Field, built 1931, in 1942 became Midland Army Flying School, for bombardier cadets. At one time it was called largest bombardier training center in the world. One of over 25 World War II airfields in Texas, its cadets flew 861,510 hours in Beech "AT-11" aircraft, dropping 1,245,107 bombs. Last class of cadets graduated in Jan. 1945.
The field was used as an Army Air Forces instructor school (bombardier) until World War II ended later that year.
After military phase-out, 1947, commercial field opened 1950. (1968)
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