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Buckingham Army Airfield is an inactive United States Army Air Forces base, approximately 10 miles east of Fort Myers, Florida. It was active during World War II as an Army Air Forces Training Command airfield. It was closed on 30 September 1945, prior to the establishment of the United States Air Force as an independent service two years later in 1947. Part of the airfield is now in the Wild Turkey Strand Preserve.
Some of the over 700 buildings of the station area at Buckingham Army Airfield, 1944. Today none remain
A Juda railway target car on Buckingham AAF is readied for flexible gunnery practice
Photo of the motor pool showing E5 turret training trucks with mounted aircraft turrets used for training
A gunnery student from Buckingham AAF practices air-to-air firing with a 30-caliber machine gun from the rear seat of a North American AT-6C-NT Texan, AAF Ser. No. 41-32469. The "FM" on the fuselage indicates this is a Buckingham AAF (Fort Myers) aircraft.
The 75th Flying Training Wing was a flying training wing of the United States Army Air Forces. At the time, a wing controlled several multi-squadron groups. It was last assigned to the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, and was disbanded on 15 June 1946 at Buckingham Army Airfield, Florida.
AT-6C-NT Texan trainers from Buckingham AAF flying in formation. AT-6s were used as target towing aircraft for flexible gunnery training.