Goodfellow Air Force Base

Goodfellow Air Force Base
Author: Dr. John V. Garrett and CMSgt. Tom Nurre (Ret.)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 1
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467104345

Goodfellow Air Force Base is one of the oldest installations in the US Air Force. It was the first of scores of flying training fields established across Texas and Oklahoma during World War II. What qualified San Angelo as the site for the first of the new fields did not, for the most part, distinguish it much from its neighbors. The clear skies and flat, forgiving terrain so desirable in the training of pilots were regional qualities. But San Angelo also had Bob Carr, a former military aviator who spearheaded a local effort to provide land, an important railroad spur, and key utility connections if the new pilot school were built nearby. Over the next eight decades, nurtured by a special relationship between city and base, Goodfellow has distinguished itself by training more than 400,000 pilots, intelligence operators, and firefighters for all the armed forces of the United States.

Goodfellow Air Force Base

Goodfellow Air Force Base
Author: Dr. John V. Garrett
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2020-01-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439668760

Goodfellow Air Force Base is one of the oldest installations in the US Air Force. It was the first of scores of flying training fields established across Texas and Oklahoma during World War II. What qualified San Angelo as the site for the first of the new fields did not, for the most part, distinguish it much from its neighbors. The clear skies and flat, forgiving terrain so desirable in the training of pilots were regional qualities. But San Angelo also had Bob Carr, a former military aviator who spearheaded a local effort to provide land, an important railroad spur, and key utility connections if the new pilot school were built nearby. Over the next eight decades, nurtured by a special relationship between city and base, Goodfellow has distinguished itself by training more than 400,000 pilots, intelligence operators, and firefighters for all the armed forces of the United States.

In Hostile Skies

In Hostile Skies
Author: James M. Davis
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1574412094

James "Jim" Davis piloted a B-24, as part of the 8th Air Force, on nearly thirty missions in the European Theatre during World War II. He flew support missions for Operations Cobra and Market Garden and numerous bombing missions over occupied Europe in the summer and fall of 1944, attacking enemy airfields, airplane factories, railroad marshalling yards, ship yards, oil refineries, and chemical plants. While he and his crew survived without serious injuries, they witnessed the destruction of many of their friends' planes and experienced serious damage to their own plane on several occasions.

San Angelo 1950s and Beyond

San Angelo 1950s and Beyond
Author: Gerron S. Hite
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0738596868

San Angelo grew steadily as the largest trading center in the region after World War II, doubling in population from 1940 to 1950. Growth was spurred by oil production west of the city, construction of the Goodfellow Air Force Base, and the establishment of local ranches to raise sheep, goats, and cattle. San Angelo had its share of regional and national businesses, such as Woolworth, S.H. Kress & Co., Sears, and Safeway, and the booming economy included many local businesses that thrived and expanded in the 1950s. Businesses in downtown San Angelo moved to the suburbs or completely went out of business in accordance with the national trend; in recent years, however, the downtown has seen a rebirth thanks to visionary individuals, with projects such as a new fine art museum and a department store converted into the central library. Many other developments are on the horizon.

Early San Angelo

Early San Angelo
Author: Virginia Noelke
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738584768

Soon after the Civil War, the city of San Angelo developed around Fort Concho. The mission of this western fort was to protect transportation routes, travelers, and settlers as they moved into territory claimed by Native Americans; and the mission of San Angelo was to make money by providing goods that the military personnel wanted and needed. After Fort Concho created peace in West Texas, it ceased operations. By 1889, however, San Angelo had plenty of dedicated citizens who would create an important western city on the banks of the Concho River. Agriculture was the basis of the economy in early San Angelo, which became a financial and marketing center for a wide region of West Texas. This book presents fascinating photographs that highlight the early history of a frontier town. The story ends in the late 1920s, when the discovery of oil changed the area dramatically.

The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross

The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross
Author: Nabeel Jabbour
Publisher: Tyndale House
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2014-02-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1615215123

Go beyond mere tolerance to a passion for Muslims. This book explains how that can be done in ways that are sensitive to Islamic culture and provides suggestions on how to build vital relationships with Muslims.

History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942-2002

History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942-2002
Author: Thomas A. Manning
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2018-02-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781376984057

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