Randolph Field: The West Point of the Air
Author(s): Geo-Marine, Inc., Plano, Texas
Year: 1981
Summary
This pamphlet was published in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Air Force. The Army’s expansion of aviation training in 1926 led to the construction of Randolph Field in San Antonio, Texas. From the arrival of the first class of cadets in 1931 until shortly before the United States entered World War II, Randolph served as the only training field in the country for primary and basic flight training.
Cite this Record
Randolph Field: The West Point of the Air. Geo-Marine, Inc., Plano, Texas. 1981 ( tDAR id: 405490) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8405490
Keywords
Culture
Historic
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
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Historic Background Research
Geographic Keywords
Bexar (County)
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Randolph Air Force Base
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Texas (State / Territory)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -98.292; min lat: 29.52 ; max long: -98.267; max lat: 29.541 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio
Contributor(s): Scott B. Shepherd III; Jack Siegel; Environmental Planning Branch, Air Education and Training Command; Randolph Air Force Base Cultural Resources
Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| Randolph-AF-50th-Anniversary-Pamphlet.pdf | 2.09mb | Apr 28, 2016 4:28:01 PM | Confidential |
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Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio