Description: Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Images of America, Paperback Today, Laughlin Air Force Base is one of the busiest pilot-producing bases in the world. Named after Jack Thomas Laughlin, the base traces its history back to 1942. During World War II, the base was called Laughlin Field and trained bomber pilots in the B-26 Marauder. The base closed in 1945, after the war, but reopened again as an Air Force base in 1952 to train fighter pilots for the Korean War. It then took on a Cold War mission from 1957 to 1963. During this time, the base was home to the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, which flew the U-2 spy plane. The 4080th played a key role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. From 1961 onward, however, Laughlin has served primarily as an undergraduate pilot training base, helping hundreds of brave men and women, every year, earn their wings as military aviators.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467107099
Book Title: Laughlin Air Force Base
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Robert Thomas Marcell
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / United States, Military / Aviation, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
