Dalhart Army Air Base
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Dalhart Army Air Base is a former World War II military airfield complex near the city of Dalhart, Texas. It operated three training sites for the United States Army Air Forces from 1943 until 1945.
Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas 13 October 1943
Hartley Field, Dalhart Auxiliary #1 13 October 1943.
Dallam Field, Dalhart Auxiliary #2, 13 October 1943
CG-4 Glider being towed by a C-47 Skytrain transport at Dalhart, 1943
504th Bombardment Group
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The 504th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization.
Dalhart Army Air Base
…Superfortresses on strategic bombardment missions to the Japanese Home Islands. Several groups trained in B-29s, one of which, the 393d Bomb Squadron, 504th Bombardment Group, was later selected by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., to serve as the core of an experimental unit. The 393d was the first and only squadron to fly…
504th Bombardment Group B-29 Superfortress formation over Mount Fuji in 1945
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504th Bombardment Group bomb loaders 1945