Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
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Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base | |
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| Part of Strategic Air Command | |
| Located near: Burns Flat, Oklahoma | |
 USGS 1995 Aerial Photo | |
  Clinton-Sherman AFB Location of Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates | 35°20′23″N 099°12′02″W / 35.33972°N 99.20056°W |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1954-1969 |
Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base (1954–1969) is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base located near the town of Burns Flat in Washita County, Oklahoma, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the city of Clinton, Oklahoma.
Today it is the site of the Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1961 (republished 1983, Office of Air Force History, ISBN 0-912799-02-1).
- Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History 1984. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- strategic-air-command.com
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base.
- Article about closing of Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
Categories:
- Bases of the United States Air Force
- Strategic Air Command military installations
- Buildings and structures in Washita County, Oklahoma
- Airports established in 1954
- Reconstruction Finance Corporation disposal facilities
- Post-World War II aircraft storage facilities
- 1954 establishments in Oklahoma
- 1969 disestablishments in Oklahoma
- Military installations closed in 1969