February 29, 2024
KEESLER FIELD - BILOXI/MISSISSIPPI "AIR ACADEMY" PHOTO
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KEESLER FIELD - BILOXI/MISSISSIPPI "AIR ACADEMY" PHOTO 3411 This auction is for one KEESLER FIELD BILOXI - MISSISSIPPI VINTAGE AIRFORCE ACADEMY PHOTO HISTORY OF KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE Early Development: 1941 - 1949In early January 1941, Biloxi city officials assembled a formal offer to invite the U.S. Army Corps to build a base to support the WWII training buildup. The package included an early airport, the old Naval Reserve Park, and parts of Oak Park sufficient to support a technical training school with a population of 5,200 people. Technical training school officers and staff began arriving at Keesler Field in mid July 1941, primarily from Chanute Field, Illinois. The new academic buildings were still under construction when the Airplane and Engine Mechanics School opened. Basic Branch students received instruction in five barracks buildings; Instructor Branch students were assigned to temporary classrooms set up in commandeered circus tents. In mid-1942 the Army Air Forces directed Keesler to focus upon the training of mechanics for B-24 Liberator heavy bombers. The school received its first B 24 in late September 1942. Six more arrived shortly tafter, and specialized B 24 maintenance training began on 19 October. Over time, Keesler gradually replaced them with civilian instructors, including many women. Women began
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