Fort Sill Birthplace of Army Combat Aviation
January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012
FORT SILL, Okla., Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:
You may have noticed that Fort Sill has an airfield.
And it's not just an ordinary airfield. It is the oldest continuously operating Army airfield, almost 100 years old, and is considered the birthplace of Army combat aviation. It was established in 1917 as the Henry Post Army Airfield, and was named after Henry Post, one of the earliest aviation pioneers. Post established a new altit . . .
You may have noticed that Fort Sill has an airfield.
And it's not just an ordinary airfield. It is the oldest continuously operating Army airfield, almost 100 years old, and is considered the birthplace of Army combat aviation. It was established in 1917 as the Henry Post Army Airfield, and was named after Henry Post, one of the earliest aviation pioneers. Post established a new altit . . .