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Blytheville Air Force Base
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Blytheville Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base that operated under the Tactical Air Command and Strategic Air Command from 1954 until its closure in 1992. The facility originally served as a B-25 pilot training school during WW2. For the majority of its operation, the base served as a home for SAC's B-52 ground alert program. In 1988, the facility was renamed Eaker Air Force Base in honor of World War II General of the Eighth Air Force, Ira C. Eaker. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Blytheville, Arkansas. The facility now operates as the Arkansas Aeroplex and Arkansas International Airport.
The former base's control tower
The former base's control tower
Building 1225, the Readiness Crew Building of the base's SAC alert facility. It is currently being restored to become a museum exhibit.
Building 1225, the Readiness Crew Building of the base's SAC alert facility. It is currently being restored to become a museum exhibit.
Buildings 430, 431, 432, 438, 439, and 440. These warehouses were constructed in 1942, and are the only WW2 era buildings left on the property.
Buildings 430, 431, 432, 438, 439, and 440. These warehouses were constructed in 1942, and are the only WW2 era buildings left on the property.
A Cold War-era image of a B-52 being refueled by a KC-135
A Cold War-era image of a B-52 being refueled by a KC-135
Ira C. Eaker
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General (Honorary) Ira Clarence Eaker was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force, was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command. While he struggled to build up airpower in England, the organization of the Army Air Forces evolved and he was named commander of the Eighth Air Force on December 1, 1942.
Lt Gen Ira C. Eaker, USAAF, Deputy Commander of the Army Air Forces
Lt Gen Ira C. Eaker, USAAF, Deputy Commander of the Army Air Forces
Captain Ira Eaker with a Boeing P-12
Captain Ira Eaker with a Boeing P-12
Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker in England
Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker in England
H.M. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are greeted by Major General Frank Hunter and Major General Ira C. Eaker of the 8th U.S. Army Air Forces on th
H.M. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are greeted by Major General Frank Hunter and Major General Ira C. Eaker of the 8th U.S. Army Air Forces on the occasion of their visit to Duxford, Cambridgeshire on 26 May 1943.