Wilbarger County Airport
Encyclopedia
Wilbarger County Airport is a public airport located approximately 5 miles (8 km) north of Vernon, Texas
. It provides general aviation
service.
s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Also was an auxiliary to Frederick Army Airfield, Oklahoma
.
Transferred to Army Corps of Engineers 5 May 1945. The airfield was turned over to civil control in February 1947 though the War Assets Administration (WAA).
Vernon, Texas
Vernon is a city in Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 11,660; it was 11,077 in the 2005 census estimate. Vernon is the county seat of Wilbarger County....
. 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
Activated 23 September 1942 as Vernon Airport. Conducted basic flying training until inactivated 31 March 1945. Primary use was basic flying training of flight cadets. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19Fairchild 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. Also was an auxiliary to Frederick Army Airfield, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
.
Transferred to Army Corps of Engineers 5 May 1945. The airfield was turned over to civil control in February 1947 though the War Assets Administration (WAA).