the caretaker of the base. by Kenneth & John Copeland, which graze cattle on the former
Today, the airfield is a private airport run by the Kenneth Copeland Ministry as Kenneth Copeland Airport. recently the fastest civilian aircraft [in production].. morning I noticed they were beginning tear-down on the last remaining
MCOLF (revised
present. She
and
A May 2011 photo by Michael
Field was evidently closed at some point between 1956-57. as
in the 1940s until we moved to Lufkin in 1949. Brian
base., The
It
carried a payload of 2,000 lbs of bombs for 300 miles. short course for the FBI, as well as State Highway Patrol, Fort Worth
the main hangar). Saginaw, that
when the property was used as the TX National Guard's 49th
and
My
10/15/43 aerial view looking north at Eagle Mountain Lake MCAS
A
glider forces. The
use by National Guard & Air National Guard units. T-hangars. This
recall Todd threw acorns at me & squirted me with the water hose
planned to move 25 of the polio victims to the lakeshore hospital by
northeast.. Paul
Mervyn
to conduct initial & primary glider
the other twin-arch-roof hangars constructed at Hicks during the WW2
aircraft] scale fly-in, at
wind tetrahedron is intact, and possibly the original flagpole is
appeared
the old hangars [at the original Hicks Field], maybe 273 degrees. a total of 2,403 cadets were processed, and about 70% made it to the
The fire swept the field, exploding remaining fumes
of a small brick building at the site of Rhome Field. 'combat' squadrons with 55 serviceable airplanes. The
Czechowicz recalled in 2006, The 'old Rhome glider base' My
at
what is now TEEX (Texas Engineering Extension Service), part of the
Parachuters use
Another
My
Roberts reported, From here the trail grows colder. Note the profusion of oil or gas
directly into the downtown area of Fort Worth. My
Mark
Note the encroaching new homes to the
The
Mervyn
with the Navy over taking control of the airfield. several buildings, including its own control tower just for seaplane
of U.S. Army, Marine Corps & U.S. Air Force units. The
Tyler visited the Eagle Mountain Lake Airfield on 10/18/04. a strange looking 2-story cinderblock building 100 yards east of it. Copelands enormous three-story home sits on 24.89 acres of land. By
primary aircraft based at the field during this period were night
A 2006 aerial photo (courtesy of
staff schools up to division level, assemblies of reserve officers
Subsequently, the field became an Outlying Landing Field of Naval Air Station Dallas. Barron
refrigerators. a flawless pasture-landing in it near Decatur when it threw a rod. additional facilities on the base.