Blytheville Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base from 1942 until it closed in 1992. It was renamed in 1988 to be Eaker Air Force Base. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Blytheville, Arkansas. The facility is now operated as the Arkansas International Airport.
It was known as Blytheville Army Airfield during 1942-1948, as Blytheville Air Force Base during 1948-1988, and as Eaker Air Force Base during 1988-1992.
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Historic district
The Blytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
It is a 247 acres (100 ha) historic district which included 23 contributing buildings, 33 contributing structures, two contributing sites, and a contributing object, as well as two non-contributing buildings.
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Major commands to which assigned
- Army Air Force Flying Training Command, 10 June 1942 - 16 June 1945
- Continental Air Forces, 16 June 1945 - 21 March 1946
- Redesignated Strategic Air Command, 21 March 1946 - 1 April 1946
- Tactical Air Command, 1 April 1946 - 15 August 1946, 10 June 1953 - 1 October 1953
- Air Materiel Command, 1 October 1953 - 1 July 1954
- Tactical Air Command, 1 July 1954 - 1 April 1958
- Strategic Air Command, 1 April 1958 - 1 June 1992
- Air Combat Command, 1 June 1992 - 15 December 1992 (Not operational)
Major units assigned
- 25th Twin Engine Flying Training Group, 25 July 1942 - 29 February 1944
- Army Air Force Pilot School, 3 May 1942 - 31 May 1945
- 211th Army Air Force Base Unit, 1 May 1944 - 15 June 1945
- 809th Army Air Force Base Unit, 16 June 1945 - 31 March 1946
- 334th Army Air Force Base Unit, 1 April 1946 - 25 November 1946
- 461st Bombardment Wing, 8 April 1956 - 1 April 1958
- 4329th Air Base Squadron, 1 April 1958 - 1 July 1959
- 97th Bombardment Wing, 1 July 1959 - 1 September 1991
- Redesignated: 97th Wing, 1 September 1991 - 1 April 1992
Major aircraft assigned
- North American AT-6, 1942-1944
- Curtiss AT-9, 1942-1944
- Beech AT-10, 1942-1944
- Republic AT-12, 1942-1944
- North American TB-25, 1944
- Curtiss C-46, 1945
- Douglas C-47, 1945
- Martin B-57 Canberra, 1956-1958
- Boeing B-52G Stratofortress, 1960-1992
- Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, 1961-1992
See also
- Arkansas World War II Army Airfields
- 30th Flying Training Wing (World War II)
- Eaker Site, a major archaeological site within the base's grounds
References
External links
- Arkansas Aeroplex
- Abandoned & Little Known Airfields
- Biography of Ira C. Eaker
- Arkansas Northeastern College (formerly Mississippi County CC)
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