Penn Field (Airfield)

Penn Field
Austin, Texas
A 1918 photograph of a pilot with a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny at Penn Field, Austin, Texas
Site information
TypePilot training airfield
Controlled by  Air Service, United States Army
ConditionRedeveloped into urban area
Location
Penn Field
Coordinates30°13′36″N 97°45′36″W / 30.22667°N 97.76000°W / 30.22667; -97.76000 (Penn Field)
Site history
Built1917
In use1918
Battles/wars
World War I
Garrison information
GarrisonTraining Section, Air Service

Penn Field is a former World War I military airfield, located in Austin, Texas. It operated as a radio training field for the Air Service, United States Army between 1917 until 1919. The airfield was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established in 1918 after the United States entry into World War I.

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