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Title
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Kansas City Military Airports
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Description
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One page of the history of military airports in Kansas City and vicinity, starting with Richards Field in 1922 and continuing with the Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1923; Fairfax Airport in 1929; Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in 1941 (becoming Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport in 1994); the Olathe Naval Air Station in 1942; and Whiteman Air Force Base in 1942 in Knob Noster, Missouri (starting as the Glider Base in Sedalia, Missouri).
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book Section
