Miami Municipal Airport
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Miami Municipal Airport is a public airport located within city limits approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of central Miami, Oklahoma
. It provides general aviation
service.
In the summer of 1941, the facility was taken over by the United States Army Air Force and was used initially as part of the British Flying Training School program. This training was performed as part of the Lend-Lease
act where Royal Air Force
(RAF) flying cadets were provided a 20-week basic flying course taught by civil contractors. Flight training was provided by Spartan Aircraft Company, Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19
s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned.
In November 1942, RAF training ended at Miami and the airfield became a primary (stage 1) pilot training airfield assigned to AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command). The civil instructors were retained under USAAF control.
There were three known auxiliary airfields associated with Miami Airport for emergency and overflow landings. All were located in the Miami area. Training ended in mid-1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program, and the airfield was returned to civil control.
Today, there is no evidence of the secondary runway nor the military airfield or containment area.
at the airport. No one was injured as the Cessna 150
landed in a plowed field and sustained a minor damage.
Miami, Oklahoma
Miami is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2009, the population estimate was 12,910. It is the county seat of Ottawa County. The city is named after the Miami tribe...
. It provides general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
service.
History
The airport was opened during December 1937. Originally, the airport had 2 3,200' concrete runways, aligned north-south (17/35) and a secondary aligned northeast-southwest (05/22).In the summer of 1941, the facility was taken over by the United States Army Air Force and was used initially as part of the British Flying Training School program. This training was performed as part of the Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease was the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of war in Europe in...
act where Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
(RAF) flying cadets were provided a 20-week basic flying course taught by civil contractors. Flight training was provided by Spartan Aircraft Company, Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19
Fairchild PT-19
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4....
s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned.
In November 1942, RAF training ended at Miami and the airfield became a primary (stage 1) pilot training airfield assigned to AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command). The civil instructors were retained under USAAF control.
There were three known auxiliary airfields associated with Miami Airport for emergency and overflow landings. All were located in the Miami area. Training ended in mid-1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program, and the airfield was returned to civil control.
Today, there is no evidence of the secondary runway nor the military airfield or containment area.
Accidents and incidents
On November 8,2010 a small plane crash landedCrash Landing
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at the airport. No one was injured as the Cessna 150
Cessna 150
The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane, that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use.The Cessna 150 is the seventh most produced civilian plane ever, with 23,839 aircraft produced...
landed in a plowed field and sustained a minor damage.
See also
- Oklahoma World War II Army AirfieldsOklahoma World War II Army AirfieldsDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Oklahoma for training pilots and aircrews of AAF fighters and bombers or as major maintenance and supply centers....