South Plains Army Airfield

by Donald R. Abbe

Book Overview

South Plains Army Airfield in Lubbock, Texas, was a major training base for US Army Air Force glider pilots during World War II. Approximately 80 percent of the roughly 6,000 pilots trained to fly the combat cargo glider received their advanced training and were awarded their "G" Wings at SPAAF, as it was known. The base was conceived, built, used, and then closed in a short five-year period during World War II. Today, little remains to remind one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467131334
• ISBN13: 9781467131339
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"