Payne Field, Military training airfield in West Point, United States
The 533-acre military facility contained wooden buildings for headquarters, officer quarters, and training facilities, supporting up to 1,000 military personnel at once.
Payne Field operated from 1918 to 1920 as one of thirty-two training camps established after the United States entered World War I.
The airfield received its name from Captain Dewitt Payne, a University of Michigan graduate who specialized in military aeronautics at the University of Illinois.
The field experienced numerous accidents during operations, with medical staff treating many cases of malaria due to its location in a high-risk region.
In 1919, Major Theodore Macauley landed at Payne Field for repairs during the first North American transcontinental round trip flight.
Location: Mississippi
Inception: 1917
GPS coordinates: 33.66560,-88.63250
Latest update: March 6, 2025 02:12
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