Fort Wolters
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Fort Wolters is a former U.S. Army training base near Mineral Wells, Texas, best known as a major helicopter training center during the Vietnam War era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former U.S. Army base
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| closureReason | post-Vietnam military drawdown ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army Primary Helicopter Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFrom | approximately 5 miles east of Mineral Wells, Texas ⓘ |
| endDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| era | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonType | training base ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airfields
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helicopter landing areas ⓘ training ranges ⓘ |
| heritage | site of large-scale U.S. helicopter pilot production ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
ⓘ
Vietnam War era NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mineral Wells, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palo Pinto County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mineral Wells, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jacob F. Wolters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive helicopter stage fields
ⓘ
large training airspace ⓘ |
| notableFor | major helicopter training center during the Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army training system ⓘ |
| peakTrainingPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postMilitaryUse |
aviation-related facilities
ⓘ
industrial park ⓘ |
| previousName | Camp Wolters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedAs | primary helicopter school ⓘ |
| reopenedYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| trainingRole |
primary helicopter training for U.S. Army
ⓘ
primary helicopter training for U.S. Marine Corps ⓘ primary helicopter training for allied nations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aviation training
ⓘ
helicopter pilot training ⓘ infantry training ⓘ |
| worldWarIIUse |
German prisoner-of-war camp
ⓘ
infantry replacement training center ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Mineral Wells, Texas