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'''Low Flight Strip''' is an abandoned military airfield located approximately {{convert|13|mi|km}} west of Low, Utah. |
'''Low Flight Strip''' is an abandoned military airfield located approximately {{convert|13|mi|km}} west of Low, Utah. |
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==History== |
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This was one of the many Flight Strips which were built by the USAAF during [[World War II]] for the emergency use of military aircraft. |
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The Low Flight Strip constructed in 1943 by [[Second Air Force]]. The strip consisted of a 7,130' paved runway, with a total graded length of 9,130', consisting of single north/south runway, which was built on top of a dirt road which led north from US Highway 40. It was an auxiliary field of either Wendover AAF or Salt Lake AAF. |
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The paved runway surface had apparently been extended at some point after the runway's initial construction, as the length of the runway pavement is 9,300' in aerial imagery of the site. There is also what appears to be a small square paved ramp area along the west side of the northern end of the runway; however there are no buildings at the site. |
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It was used by the United States Air Force as an axillary field for the [[Hill AFB]] range until about 1965. It is not known whether the Low Flight Strip was ever reused as a civilian airfield. Today the airfield is abandoned, its hard surface deteriorating in the harsh, arid environment. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 12:25, 21 March 2010
LLow Flight Strip
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| Located near Low, Utah | |
| Coordinates | 40°47′23″N 113°11′51″W / 40.78972°N 113.19750°W |
| Type | AAF Emergency Landing Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | 1942-1945 |
Low Flight Strip is an abandoned military airfield located approximately 13 miles (21 km) west of Low, Utah.
History
This was one of the many Flight Strips which were built by the USAAF during World War II for the emergency use of military aircraft.
The Low Flight Strip constructed in 1943 by Second Air Force. The strip consisted of a 7,130' paved runway, with a total graded length of 9,130', consisting of single north/south runway, which was built on top of a dirt road which led north from US Highway 40. It was an auxiliary field of either Wendover AAF or Salt Lake AAF.
The paved runway surface had apparently been extended at some point after the runway's initial construction, as the length of the runway pavement is 9,300' in aerial imagery of the site. There is also what appears to be a small square paved ramp area along the west side of the northern end of the runway; however there are no buildings at the site.
It was used by the United States Air Force as an axillary field for the Hill AFB range until about 1965. It is not known whether the Low Flight Strip was ever reused as a civilian airfield. Today the airfield is abandoned, its hard surface deteriorating in the harsh, arid environment.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.