Fairmont Army Airfield

ID: 233 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society, RG3360-PH000002-000027_SFN26900
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Fairmont Army Airfield
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Aerial view of Fairmont Air Base, A.A.F.

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By The Explore Nebraska History team
Construction began on the Fairmont Army Air Field September 17, 1942. Located east of here, it was one of eleven built in Nebraska during World War II. The 1,980-acre field began as a satellite of the Topeka Army Air Base. Early in 1943 the name was…