Eckert Field Airport is a
general aviation airport located northeast of
Strathmore, California
Strathmore is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,819 at the 2010 census, up from 2,584 at the 2000 census.
Strathmore was given its name by the Scottish corporation Balfour Guthrie Co ...
.
History
During
World War II, the airport was designated as Trauger Auxiliary Field (A-5)). It was used by the
United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for the flying school at
Rankin Field
Rankin Field is a former airport and military airfield located approximately southeast of Tulare, California. It was a United States Army Air Forces basic (Level 1) flying training facility during World War II. It is now an agricultural and li ...
, California.
See also
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California World War II Army Airfields
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in California for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
Most of these airfields were under the command of Fourth Air Force or the A ...
References
Eckert Field Airport
Airports in Tulare County, California
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California
USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
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