Randolph Field, Texas
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Randolph Field, Texas is a historic U.S. military airfield near San Antonio long known as a major training base for Army Air Forces and later Air Force pilots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Randolph Field, Texas canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
ⓘ
census-designated place ⓘ military airfield ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Randolph Air Force Base
ⓘ
surface form:
Randolph AFB
Randolph Air Force Base ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function | headquarters of Air Education and Training Command (historical) ⓘ |
| garrison |
12th Flying Training Wing
ⓘ
United States Air Force Personnel Center ⓘ
surface form:
Air Force Personnel Center
Air Force Recruiting Service ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | census-designated place ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
airfield
ⓘ
training base ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Showplace of the Air Force ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | historic U.S. military airfield ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major training base for U.S. Army Air Corps
ⓘ
major training base for U.S. Army Air Forces ⓘ major training base for United States Air Force pilots ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Art Deco architecture
ⓘ
aviation cadet training ⓘ distinctive circular base layout ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bexar County
ⓘ
surface form:
Bexar County, Texas
|
| locatedNear | San Antonio, Texas ⓘ |
| militaryBranchFocus | aircrew training ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Captain William Millican Randolph ⓘ |
| near |
Schertz
ⓘ
surface form:
Schertz, Texas
Universal City, Texas ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Education and Training Command
ⓘ
Joint Base San Antonio ⓘ San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
San Antonio metropolitan area
|
| previousBranch |
United States Army Air Corps
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
instructor pilot training
ⓘ
undergraduate pilot training ⓘ |
| role |
Air Force instructor pilot training center
ⓘ
pilot training base ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.