Pocatello Army Air Base

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military base
gptkbp:area 1,200 acres
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Second_Air_Force
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces_Training_Command
military training programs
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:elevation 4,500 feet
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 42.8711° N, 112.4457° W
gptkbp:historicalEvent impact on local economy
preservation of military history
support for military operations
post-war transition
development of military infrastructure
contribution to the war effort
closure in 1946
transition to civilian use
community involvement in military activities
integration into civilian aviation
training of bomber crews
training of thousands of pilots
World_War_II_training_operations
development_of_Pocatello_Regional_Airport
legacy_of_military_aviation_in_Idaho
military_presence_in_Idaho
gptkbp:historicalPeriod military aviation training
gptkbp:historicalSignificance military_history_of_Idaho
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pocatello Army Air Base
gptkbp:infrastructure control tower
hangars
barracks
maintenance facilities
runways
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pocatello,_Idaho
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Pocatello_AAB
gptkbp:opened 1942
1946
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:primaryFunction training pilots
gptkbp:replacedBy civilian_airport_operations
gptkbp:servedIn a base for flight training
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pocatello_Regional_Airport
gptkbp:type training base
gptkbp:usedFor pilot training