Odessa Flight Strip

Odessa Flight Strip
	Odessa, Texas
Coordinates	31°50′28″N 102°23′30″W
Type	AAF Emergency Landing Airfield
Site information
Controlled by	United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built	1942
In use	1942-1945

Odessa Flight Strip is a former military airfield located in Odessa, Texas. The airfield site has been redeveloped and is now part of the urban area of the city.

This was one of the many Flight Strips which were built by the USAAF during World War II for the emergency use of military aircraft.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.

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