Great Bend Army Airfield

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Bend_Army_Airfield
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:assignee gptkb:19th_Bombardment_Training_Wing
gptkb:242nd_Army_Air_Force_Base_Unit
gptkb:444th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:498th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:built 1942
gptkbp:closed 1946
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Great_Bend_Municipal_Airport
gptkbp:elevation 1,887 ft (575 m)
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Great_Bend,_Kansas
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Bend Army Airfield
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:GBD
gptkb:KGBD
gptkbp:location gptkb:Great_Bend,_Kansas
gptkbp:notableFor B-29 Superfortress training
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Second_Air_Force
gptkbp:runwaySurface 3
concrete
gptkbp:usedFor 1943–1946
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Bend_Municipal_Airport
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6