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mar 1, 1942 - McConnell Air Force Base is constructed

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(Originally constructed as the Wichita Municipal Airport on June 28th, 1929, it was leased over to the Federal Government on March 1st, 1942 for the Midwestern Procurement District to begin assembling B-29 Superfortresses. By 1952, the Air Force wanted to permanently use the airport, under the name Wichita Air Force Base in honor of Wichita brothers. The name didn't last a year until it was changed to McConnell Air Force Base)

(HOME utilized assets from McConnell during operations that required aerial firepower and supremacy)

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mar 1, 1942
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~ 84 years ago

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