Taylor Field (Alabama)
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For other airfields with this name, see Taylor Field (disambiguation).
Taylor Field is a closed military airfield located 11 miles east-southeast of Montgomery, Alabama. It was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States' entry into World War I in April 1917.[1]
Quick Facts Taylor Field Gunter Auxiliary Airfield #5, Coordinates ...
Taylor Field Gunter Auxiliary Airfield #5 | |
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Montgomery, Alabama | |
Coordinates | 32°18′14″N 086°07′19″W |
Type | Pilot training airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Air Service, United States Army United States Army Air Forces |
Condition | Agricultural area |
Site history | |
Built | 1917 |
In use | 1917–1946 |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Training Section, Air Service (World War I) Army Air Force Training Command (World War I) |
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