Victory Field (Texas) Explained

Victory Field
Partof:Army Air Forces Training Command
Location:Wilbarger County, near Vernon, Texas
Type:Military airfield
Built:1941
Used:1942-1945

Victory Field is a former military airfield, located approximately 6miles south-southwest of Vernon, Texas. It was closed in 1945 at the end of World War II.

History

Part of the Army Air Corps build up for World War II, Victory Field was built and activated in June 1941. It was assigned to the Air Corps Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command).

The facility was a primary (stage 1) pilot training airfield operated under contract by Hunter Flying Service & Richey Flying Service. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainer at the airfield. Thousands of cadets were trained and made their first solo flight at Victory Field. As the Army Air Corps succeeded in Europe it decided to draw down training and scheduled the closure of Victory Field in 1945.

Current use

In 1950, it was a TYC unit, closing in 2010. It remains today the Adolescent Forensic Program for North Texas State Hospital.

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