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Arizona in
World War II

Arizona served a variety of roles in World War II. The Army Air Corps opened up air fields all over the state: Kingman, Thunderbird I, Thunderbird II, Falcon, Yuma, Claiborne (Wickenburg), Williams, Luke, Ryan, Davis-Monthan, Douglas, Ajo, and Gila Bend. Aircraft of all type were flown in Arizona's clear skies. Here's a quick list of some of the planes: B-17, B-24, B-29, B-25, P-51, P-39, P-40, P-38, AT-6, BT-13, PT-17, AT-17, AT-9, and AT-11. Due to all the flying activity, accidents did happen. This site is dedicated to all those in Arizona during World War II.

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