Rich Field
Rich Field is a former World War I military airfield, located in Waco, Texas, near what is now the intersection of Bosque Boulevard and 41st Street. It operated as a training field for the Air Service, United States Army from 1917 until 1919. The airfield was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established in 1917 after the United States entry into World War I.
| Rich Field | |
|---|---|
| Waco, Texas | |
Curtiss JN-4 flying from Rich Field, Waco, Texas, 1918 | |
Rich Field | |
| Coordinates | 31°32′45″N 97°11′16″W |
| Type | Pilot training airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Air Service, United States Army |
| Condition | Redeveloped into urban area |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917 |
| In use | 1917–1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Training Section, Air Service |
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