South Plains Army Air Field
South Plains Army Air Field is a memorial in Lubbock, Texas. South Plains Army Air Field is situated nearby to Silent Wings Museum, as well as near Douglas C-47 Skytrain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silent Wings Museum and Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
Silent Wings Museum
Museum
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Silent Wings Museum, "The Legacy of The World War II Glider Pilots," is a museum in Lubbock, Texas. The museum is housed in the former tower and terminal building of Lubbock's airport during the 1950s, and 1960s.
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
Aerodrome
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Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport is five miles north of Lubbock, in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. Originally Lubbock International Airport, it was renamed in 2004 for former Texas governor Preston E.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lubbock and New Deal.
Lubbock
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Lubbock is the largest city in the Panhandle of Texas and serves as the area's agricultural and economic hub. Lubbock, commonly known as the Hub City, is in the center of the South Plains, an expansive cotton-growing region.
New Deal
Village
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New Deal is a town in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The population was 730 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Llano Estacado region. New Deal is situated 6 miles north of South Plains Army Air Field.
South Plains Army Air Field
- Type: Memorial
- Address: Lubbock
- Category: historic site
- Location: Lubbock, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.6577° or 33° 39′ 28″ northLongitude
-101.83181° or 101° 49′ 55″ westInception
2010Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
855WM559+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 12452322471OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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