Gulfport Army Airfield
N 30° 24.800 W 089° 04.342
16R E 300936 N 3366410
Historical marker located at Gulfport Airport.
Waymark Code: WM16WKF
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2022
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On July 7, 1942, the United States Army Air Force opened the Gulfport Army Airfield to train personnel for the B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress, and B-24 Liberator during World War II. The Gulfport Field was conveyed from the War Department tot he City of Gulfport in 1949 for use as a civil airport. Southern Airways and National Airlines began service to Gulfport in the early 1950s.
Date Installed:: 2017
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