Ephrata Army Air Base

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Ephrata Army Air Base was a World War II-era United States Army Air Forces training facility in Washington State that later became Ephrata Municipal Airport.

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Ephrata Army Air Base canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Air Forces airfield
World War II airfield
public airport
climate semi-arid
controlledBy United States Army Air Forces
convertedTo civilian airport
country United States
currentSiteUse Ephrata Municipal Airport
elevation approximately 1,270 feet above sea level
era World War II era
linked to: World War II
garrison Second Air Force units
hasCategory Former military air base
United States Army Air Forces airfields
World War II airfields in Washington (state)
hasFunction training base
hasInfrastructure aircraft parking aprons
barracks
hangars
maintenance facilities
multiple runways
taxiways
hasSuccessor Ephrata Municipal Airport
hasSuccessorFunction civil aviation facility
general aviation airport
hasType training airfield
historicalUse Army Air Forces training base
locatedIn Ephrata, Washington
Ephrata, Washington
Grant County, Washington
Washington (state)
linked to: Washington
locatedNear Columbia River Basin
locatedOn Columbia Plateau
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces
namedAfter Ephrata, Washington
operatedBy United States Army Air Forces
partOf Second Air Force
postwarUse Ephrata Municipal Airport
region Pacific Northwest
runwaySurface concrete
timezone Pacific Time Zone
usedBy bomber groups
training squadrons
usedDuring World War II
usedFor B-17 Flying Fortress training
B-24 Liberator training
heavy bomber crew training

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Ephrata Municipal Airport formerName Ephrata Army Air Base