Avenger Field - Texas Ghost Town

AVENGER FIELD

NAME: Avenger Field
COUNTY: Nolan
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 3
CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Winter, spring, fall

COMMENTS: Right off I-20 .
REMAINS: The runways.

Over fifty years ago, Avenger Field earned the distinction of being the largest all-female air base in American history. It is now Sweetwater Airport as it was prior to World War II. The Women's Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP as it was known, actually began training women pilots in November 1942 at Howard Hughes field in Houston. In February 1943 Avenger Field became an all-female installation except for a few male instructors and other officers. Avenger Field remained a WASP training base until December of 1944 when it closed having fulfilled its mission. During its existence, 1,074 women pilots were trained at the facility including the thirty-seven that gave their lives in the service of their country. SUBMITTED BY: Henry Chenoweth	Avenger Field Pilots Courtesy Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Over fifty years ago, Avenger Field earned the distinction of being the largest all-female air base in American history. It is now Sweetwater Airport as it was prior to World War II. The Women's Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP as it was known, actually began training women pilots in November 1942 at Howard Hughes field in Houston. In February 1943 Avenger Field became an all-female installation except for a few male instructors and other officers. Avenger Field remained a WASP training base until December of 1944 when it closed having fulfilled its mission. During its existence, 1,074 women pilots were trained at the facility including the thirty-seven that gave their lives in the service of their country. SUBMITTED BY: Henry Chenoweth

Avenger Field Pilots
Courtesy Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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