Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
For the civil use of this facility and airport information, see Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark.
Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base | |
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| Part of Strategic Air Command | |
| Located near: Burns Flat, Oklahoma | |
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USGS 1995 Aerial Photo | |
  Clinton-Sherman AFB Location of Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates | 35°20′23″N 099°12′02″W / 35.33972°N 99.20056°W |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1954-1969 |
Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base (1954–1969) is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base located near the town of Burns Flat in Washita County, Oklahoma, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the city of Clinton, Oklahoma.
Today it is the site of the Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1961 (republished 1983, Office of Air Force History, ISBN 0-912799-02-1).
- Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History 1984. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- strategic-air-command.com
External links
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- Article about closing of Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
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