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619:. Retrieved
609:
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469:
467:
449:. President
447:Fort Jackson
428:World War II
425:
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403:World War II
396:
386:
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339:
331:
330:
222:
110:Airport type
955:Bombardment
621:18 November
535:helicopters
470:Owens Field
401:, prior to
175: /
163:080°59′43″W
150:Coordinates
18:Owens Field
1602:Categories
1577:Fourteenth
1572:Thirteenth
774:SkyVector
658:0962832413
562:References
463:Walterboro
160:33°58′14″N
1587:Twentieth
1582:Fifteenth
885:Divisions
521:, and 4%
496:elevation
253:Direction
1562:Eleventh
844:Commands
545:See also
537:, and 1
523:military
519:air taxi
461:Camp at
371:Columbia
321:Source:
282:Asphalt
260:Surface
1567:Twelfth
1542:Seventh
1226:Fighter
766:current
742:AirNav
539:gliders
508:asphalt
393:History
363:airport
257:Length
241:Runways
188:Website
105:Summary
1547:Eighth
1527:Fourth
1517:Second
927:Groups
711:, the
656:
527:engine
517:, 15%
504:runway
303:25,000
279:1,527
276:5,011
273:13/31
128:Serves
113:Public
1557:Tenth
1552:Ninth
1537:Sixth
1532:Fifth
1522:Third
1512:First
901:Wings
837:Units
721:from
715:(FBO)
679:(PDF)
479:Cayce
477:near
373:, in
118:Owner
758:and
748:ASN
736:FAA
687:2020
654:ISBN
623:2020
533:, 3
348:KCUB
344:ICAO
336:IATA
223:KCUB
140:AMSL
81:KCUB
77:ICAO
66:IATA
828:in
601:PDF
531:jet
369:of
359:CUB
355:LID
352:FAA
340:CUB
311:105
265:ft
198:Map
95:CUB
91:LID
88:FAA
70:CUB
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