Bowman Field-East

Historical marker location:

Louisville, Kentucky

( Sidney Park St. near corner of Cannon Lane, Louisville)

The east side of Bowman Field airport was expanded in 1940 to become the Bowman Field Air Base. It was a training facility with 124 buildings used by the U.S. Army Air Force throughout World War II. One hangar survives. Bowman Field was first used to train bomber crews and later was assigned to the first troop carrier command. Presented by WW II Flight Nurses Assoc., Inc.

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Bowman Field-East - Troop carrier units were organized and combat glider pilots trained at Bowman Field. Only school of Air Evacuation in Air Force here, 1942-44. It taught surgeons, flight nurses, and medical technicians the procedures for the care of patients in the air. Some gave their lives caring for sick and wounded soldiers worldwide. Presented by WW II Flight Nurses Assoc., Inc.

Airports World War II