Pope Air Force Base
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Pope Air Force Base was a major United States Air Force installation in North Carolina known for its close association with Fort Bragg and its role in airborne and special operations airlift missions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
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military installation ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Fort Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
A-10 Thunderbolt II
NERFINISHED
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C-119 Flying Boxcar NERFINISHED ⓘ C-123 Provider NERFINISHED ⓘ C-130 Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
82nd Airborne Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
XVIII Airborne Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSupported |
Korean War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Air Combat Command
NERFINISHED
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Air Mobility Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Tactical Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateRedesignated | 2011 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 217 feet ⓘ |
| FAAcode | POB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
23rd Fighter Group
NERFINISHED
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43rd Air Base Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ 43rd Airlift Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Field tenant units ⓘ |
| hostedUnit |
23rd Fighter Group
NERFINISHED
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43rd Airlift Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Reserve Command units NERFINISHED ⓘ Air National Guard units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | POB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | KPOB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumberland County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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North Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Harley Halbert Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Fort Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName | Pope Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
major airlift installation
ⓘ
support base for Army airborne forces ⓘ |
| runwayLength | approximately 8,500 feet ⓘ |
| status | redesignated as Pope Field ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air mobility operations
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airborne operations support ⓘ close air support ⓘ special operations airlift ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ training ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pope Army Airfield
subject surface form:
Pope Army Airfield