Great Bend Army Air Field

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Bend_Army_Air_Field
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:built 1942
gptkbp:closed 1946
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Great_Bend_Municipal_Airport
gptkbp:elevation 1,887 ft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Bend Army Air Field
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:GBD
gptkb:KGBD
gptkbp:location gptkb:Great_Bend,_Kansas
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:444th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:498th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:19th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Second_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryMission training B-29 Superfortress crews
gptkbp:runwaySurface 3
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Great_Bend
gptkbp:state gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:419th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:564th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6