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Odessa Flight Strip

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Odessa Flight Strip
Odessa, Texas
Coordinates31°50′28″N 102°23′30″W / 31.84111°N 102.39167°W / 31.84111; -102.39167
TypeAAF Emergency Landing Airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1942
In use1942-1945

Odessa Flight Strip is a former military airfield located in Odessa, Texas. The airfield site has been redeveloped and is now part of the urban area of the city.

This was one of the many Flight Strips which were built by the USAAF during World War II for the emergency use of military aircraft.

References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.