WWW II Plane

"Dave" wrote in message
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BTW, what/where's Willie Air Patch? That's a new one on me.

Dave in San Diego.

Williams Air Force Base now operating as civil Williams Gateway Airport in a
Phoenix suburb.

Tex

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:48:07 GMT, Dave wrote:


BTW, what/where's Willie Air Patch? That's a new one on me.

Dave in San Diego

As Tex noted, Willie was Williams AFB. Technically listed as Chandler
AZ, but actually about 15 miles straight East of Chandler. Did host
CHD TACAN.

Originally a fighter base in WW II and Korea with F-86s. Later became
a Training Command base for Undergraduate Pilot Training. First base
to use the T-38. Also hosted a tenant TAC squadron flying the F-5 for
OT&E and Foreign Military Sales training.

Unceremoniously shut down during a BRAC exercise in the late
'80s--early '90s.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
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