Reese Air Force Base
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Reese Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Texas primarily used for pilot training during much of the Cold War era.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Former military air bases in Texas
ⓘ
Installations of the United States Air Force in Texas ⓘ |
| cityServed | Lubbock, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| command |
Air Education and Training Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Air Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | 3309 ft ⓘ |
| environment | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| garrison |
64th Flying Training Wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reese Training Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATACode | REE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | KREE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Lubbock County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Lubbock, Texas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | First Lieutenant Augustus F. Reese Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyInstitution | Texas Tech University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAircraftUsed |
B-25 Mitchell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T-33 Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ T-37 Tweet NERFINISHED ⓘ T-38 Talon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Air Force training system ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
Reese Technology Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
business and research park ⓘ |
| previousName | Lubbock Army Air Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | training Air Force pilots ⓘ |
| region | South Plains of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 4 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
former Air Force base ⓘ |
| timezone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flight training
ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ undergraduate pilot training ⓘ |
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