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'''Naval Air Station Dallas''' (also '''Hensley Field''') was a [[United States Navy]] [[Naval Air Station]] located on [[Mountain Creek Lake]] in the [[Mountain Creek, Dallas, Texas|Mountain Creek]] neighborhood of southwest [[Dallas, Texas |
'''Naval Air Station Dallas''' (also '''Hensley Field''') was a [[United States Navy]] [[Naval Air Station]] located on [[Mountain Creek Lake]] in the [[Mountain Creek, Dallas, Texas|Mountain Creek]] neighborhood of southwest [[Dallas, Texas]]. The facility was decommissioned in December, 1998.<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/ GlobalSecurity.org] - [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/dallas.htm NAS Dallas/Hensley Field]. Retrieved [[17 November]] [[2006]].</ref> The base was later recommissioned as it is today, with the half that housed the aircraft-related facilities (such as the runway, hangars, etc.) going to the Texas Air National Guard, and the half with the bulk of non-aircraft related facilities going to the Army Reserves and small area to the Marine Corps Reserves. [[Vought Aircraft Industries]] operates a [[GOCO#G|GOCO]] plant adjacent to NAS Dallas. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The City of Dallas established Hensley Field in August 1929 as a training field for reserve pilots. The facility was named for Major [[William N. Hensley]], a flying instructor located near Dallas in the 1920s and one of the few |
The City of Dallas established Hensley Field in August 1929 as a training field for reserve pilots. The facility was named for Major [[William N. Hensley]], a flying instructor located near Dallas in the 1920s and one of the few on board the first trans-[[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] [[dirigible]] crossing in 1919.<ref name="handbook"> {{Handbook of Texas|id=NN/qbn2|name=Naval Air Station, Dallas}}</ref> |
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The city leased the site to the [[United States Army]] for a dollar a year. The field became the Air Corps Reserve Base in the Eighth Corps Area. At the beginning of [[World War II]], the Army extended their lease to 40 years. In March 1941, the Navy began maintaining operations at the base and shortly afterward established a naval reserve training base on 160 acres (0.7 [[square kilometer|km²]]) adjacent to Hensley Field.<ref name="handbook" /> |
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In December 1941 Hensley Field became headquarters of the Midwest Area of the Air Corps Ferrying Command, after Maj. Thomas D. Ferguson, commander of the field, was made control officer for the Middle West Area of the United States.<ref name="handbook" /> |
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== See Also == |
== See Also == |
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* [[Texas World War II Army Airfields]] |
* [[Texas World War II Army Airfields]] |
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== External links == |
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* {{Handbook of Texas|id=NN/qbn2|name=Naval Air Station, Dallas}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 19:20, 27 January 2008
Naval Air Station Dallas (also Hensley Field) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station located on Mountain Creek Lake in the Mountain Creek neighborhood of southwest Dallas, Texas. The facility was decommissioned in December, 1998.[1] The base was later recommissioned as it is today, with the half that housed the aircraft-related facilities (such as the runway, hangars, etc.) going to the Texas Air National Guard, and the half with the bulk of non-aircraft related facilities going to the Army Reserves and small area to the Marine Corps Reserves. Vought Aircraft Industries operates a GOCO plant adjacent to NAS Dallas.
History
The City of Dallas established Hensley Field in August 1929 as a training field for reserve pilots. The facility was named for Major William N. Hensley, a flying instructor located near Dallas in the 1920s and one of the few on board the first trans-Atlantic dirigible crossing in 1919.[2]
The city leased the site to the United States Army for a dollar a year. The field became the Air Corps Reserve Base in the Eighth Corps Area. At the beginning of World War II, the Army extended their lease to 40 years. In March 1941, the Navy began maintaining operations at the base and shortly afterward established a naval reserve training base on 160 acres (0.7 km²) adjacent to Hensley Field.[2]
In December 1941 Hensley Field became headquarters of the Midwest Area of the Air Corps Ferrying Command, after Maj. Thomas D. Ferguson, commander of the field, was made control officer for the Middle West Area of the United States.[2]
See Also
References
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org - NAS Dallas/Hensley Field. Retrieved 17 November 2006.
- ^ a b c Naval Air Station, Dallas from the Handbook of Texas Online
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