Blytheville Air Force Base



































Eaker Air Force Base
Blytheville Air Force Base
Blytheville Army Airfield

Shield Strategic Air Command.png Tactical Air Command Emblem.png

Part of Strategic Air Command/Tactical Air Command
Blytheville, Arkansas

Arkansas International Airport AR 2006 USGS.jpg
USGS 2006 airphoto



Eaker AFB is located in Arkansas

Eaker AFB

Eaker AFB




Coordinates
35°57′52″N 89°56′38″W / 35.96444°N 89.94389°W / 35.96444; -89.94389Coordinates: 35°57′52″N 89°56′38″W / 35.96444°N 89.94389°W / 35.96444; -89.94389
Type Air Force Base
Site information
Controlled by 461st Bombardment Wing (1956–1958)
97th Bombardment Wing (1959–1991)
Site history
Built 1942
In use 1942–1946, 1953–1992

Blytheville Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base from 1942 until it closed in 1992. It was renamed in 1988 to be Eaker Air Force Base.[1] It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Blytheville, Arkansas. The facility is now operated as the Arkansas International Airport.


It was known as Blytheville Army Airfield during 1942–1948, as Blytheville Air Force Base during 1948–1988, and as Eaker Air Force Base during 1988–1992.




Contents






  • 1 Historic district


  • 2 Major commands to which assigned


  • 3 Major units assigned


  • 4 Major aircraft assigned


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Historic district






























Blytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places



Blytheville Air Force Base is located in Arkansas
Blytheville Air Force Base



Location 4701 Memorial Drive, Blytheville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°57′33″N 89°57′47″W / 35.95917°N 89.96306°W / 35.95917; -89.96306
Area 247 acres (100 ha)
NRHP reference #
100001999[2]
Added to NRHP January 26, 2018

The Blytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[2]


It is a 247 acres (100 ha) historic district which included 23 contributing buildings, 33 contributing structures, two contributing sites, and a contributing object, as well as two non-contributing buildings.[3]



Major commands to which assigned




Emblem of the 461st Bombardment Wing, 1956–1958




Emblem of the 97th Bombardment Wing, 1959–1992




  • Army Air Force Flying Training Command, June 10, 1942 – June 16, 1945

  • Continental Air Forces, June 16, 1945 – March 21, 1946


Redesignated Strategic Air Command, March 21, 1946 – April 1, 1946



  • Tactical Air Command, April 1, 1946 – August 15, 1946, June 10, 1953 – October 1, 1953


  • Air Materiel Command, October 1, 1953 – July 1, 1954


  • Tactical Air Command, July 1, 1954 – April 1, 1958


  • Strategic Air Command, April 1, 1958 – June 1, 1992


  • Air Combat Command, June 1, 1992 – December 15, 1992 (Not operational)



Major units assigned



  • 25th Twin Engine Flying Training Group, July 25, 1942 – February 29, 1944

  • Army Air Force Pilot School, May 3, 1942 – May 31, 1945

  • 211th Army Air Force Base Unit, May 1, 1944 – June 15, 1945

  • 809th Army Air Force Base Unit, June 16, 1945 – March 31, 1946

  • 334th Army Air Force Base Unit, April 1, 1946 – November 25, 1946


  • 461st Bombardment Wing, April 8, 1956 – April 1, 1958

  • 4329th Air Base Squadron, April 1, 1958 – July 1, 1959


  • 97th Bombardment Wing, July 1, 1959 – September 1, 1991


Redesignated: 97th Wing, September 1, 1991 – April 1, 1992


Major aircraft assigned




  • North American AT-6, 1942–1944


  • Curtiss AT-9, 1942–1944

  • Beech AT-10, 1942–1944

  • Republic AT-12, 1942–1944


  • North American TB-25, 1944


  • Curtiss C-46, 1945


  • Douglas C-47, 1945


  • Martin B-57 Canberra, 1956–1958


  • Boeing B-52G Stratofortress, 1960–1992


  • Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, 1961–1992



See also



  • Arkansas World War II Army Airfields

  • 30th Flying Training Wing (World War II)


  • Eaker Site, a major archaeological site within the base's grounds



References






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  2. ^ ab "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly list". National Park Service. January 26, 2018.


  3. ^ Edward Salo; Edward Harthorn; Zach Mitchell; Frank Walker; Travis Raterman (September 11, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Blytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 19, 2018. With maps and 23 photos.




External links











  • Arkansas Aeroplex

  • Abandoned & Little Known Airfields

  • Biography of Ira C. Eaker

  • Arkansas Northeastern College (formerly Mississippi County CC)









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