History
Construction of the Air Corps Advanced Flying School began in August 1941 on land located about 10 miles (15 km) west of the city of Lubbock. Designed for training large numbers of flying cadets, Lubbock Field consisted of three 6,500' asphalt runways arranged in a triangular (N/S, NE/SW, E/W) pattern. It also controlled several auxiliary landing fields:
- West Lubbock Field, 32°25′15″N 102°46′12″W / 32.42083°N 102.77°W / 32.42083; -102.77 (now Abandoned, oilfield)
- South Lubbock Field, 33°29′09″N 102°05′35″W / 33.48583°N 102.09306°W / 33.48583; -102.09306 (now Abandoned, farmland)
- North Lubbock Field, 33°42′31″N 102°14′10″W / 33.70861°N 102.23611°W / 33.70861; -102.23611 (now Abandoned, farmland)
- Opdyke Field, 33°32′55″N 102°11′34″W / 33.54861°N 102.19278°W / 33.54861; -102.19278 (now Abandoned, farmland)
- Abernathy Field, 33°50′41″N 101°45′43″W / 33.84472°N 101.76194°W / 33.84472; -101.76194 (now Abernathy MAP)
The school name changed to the Lubbock Army Flying School before the first class of aviation cadets reported. Construction continued for over two years of base facilities, being finally completed in mid-1944.
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