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on standardized military plans and architectural drawings of the period, with the buildings designed to be the "cheapest, temporary character with structural stability only sufficient to meet the needs of the service which the structure is intended to fulfill during the period of its contemplated war use" was underway. To conserve critical materials, most facilities were constructed of wood, concrete, brick, gypsum board and concrete asbestos. Metal was sparsely used. The station and its buildings, together with complete water, sewer, electric and gas utilities, was designed to be nearly self-sufficient, with not only hangars, but barracks, warehouses, hospitals, dental clinics, dining halls, and maintenance shops were needed. There were libraries, social clubs for officers and enlisted men, and stores to buy living necessities.
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History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002
1103:"Accident description for N717RL at aviation-safety.net"
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for night photo reconnaissance missions. Six Fairchild
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1022:"Drugs, Law Enforcement, and Foreign Policy, a Report"
1073:. Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. Archived from
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began utilizing certain facilities of Hawkins Field.
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690:Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
474:landing in Jackson and other cities en route to
1166:Locating Air Force Base Sites, History's Legacy
954:"IATA Airport Code Search (HKS: Hawkins Field)"
1627:Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
646:736th Single-Engine Flying Training Squadron (
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520:In June 1941, Hawkins Field was redesignated
470:made its first flight that year beginning in
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810:: 16/34 is 5,387 by 150 feet (1,642 x 46 m)
2682:Transportation in Hinds County, Mississippi
445:National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
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806:of 341 feet (104 m). It has two active
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378:Jackson AAB Mississippi (June 1, 1943)
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128:Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
2651:Western Technical Training Command
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2641:Eastern Technical Training Command
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1071:"Hawkins Field: Military Presence"
1046:"Army Aviation Support Facility 1"
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1509:Mississippi College School of Law
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1216:FAA Terminal Procedures for HKS
879:List of airports in Mississippi
776:Mississippi Army National Guard
766:Mississippi Army National Guard
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1392:Madison County School District
1348:Jackson Public School District
744:Military Air Transport Service
717:Mississippi Air National Guard
707:Mississippi Air National Guard
387:Mississippi Air National Guard
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2416:United States Army Air Forces
1734:United States Army Air Forces
1426:St. Andrew's Episcopal School
1218:, effective September 5, 2024
1212:, effective September 5, 2024
936:FAA Airport Form 5010 for HKS
760:Jackson International Airport
753:On July 1, 1962 the Lockheed
526:United States Army Air Forces
503:occupation of the Netherlands
483:Works Progress Administration
258:Show map of the United States
1530:Jackson/Hinds Library System
1493:Some campuses are in Jackson
1387:Hinds County School District
1232:airport information for KHKS
1221:Resources for this airport:
675:operated the airfield as an
389:172d Air Transport Squadron
1226:airport information for HKS
1164:Shaw, Frederick J. (2004),
1146:Manning, Thomas A. (2005),
1000:"Delta Through the Decades"
722:What is known today as the
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1684:Jackson Preparatory School
1416:Hillcrest Christian School
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1514:Wesley Biblical Seminary
1472:Jackson State University
1238:accident history for HKS
837:On November 13, 2012, a
648:North American T-6 Texan
487:Civil Conservation Corps
149:341 ft / 104 m
2672:Airports in Mississippi
1767:III Air Support Command
1489:Hinds Community College
825:, 20% military, and 9%
713:United States Air Force
530:Flying Training Command
497:In May 1941, the Dutch
226:Show map of Mississippi
1898:30th Bombardment Group
1762:II Air Support Command
1562:Jackson Transit System
1138:public domain material
697:Kerry Committee report
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1829:40th Bombardment Wing
1091:. RadioReference.com.
748:Department of Defense
603:32.30444°N 90.41000°W
561:32.43861°N 90.10306°W
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2386:426th Reconnaissance
2381:424th Reconnaissance
2305:407th Fighter-Bomber
2300:406th Fighter-Bomber
740:C-119 Flying Boxcars
728:Tactical Air Command
667:Laurel Army Airfield
515:U.S. Army Air Forces
441:Jackson, Mississippi
137:Jackson, Mississippi
2585:Specialized schools
2376:423d Reconnaissance
2371:77th Reconnaissance
2366:75th Reconnaissance
2361:70th Reconnaissance
2356:69th Reconnaissance
2351:68th Reconnaissance
2346:67th Reconnaissance
2341:65th Reconnaissance
2336:26th Reconnaissance
2331:10th Reconnaissance
2295:86th Fighter-Bomber
2290:48th Fighter-Bomber
2285:27th Fighter-Bomber
1777:III Fighter Command
1499:Belhaven University
1268:Terminal Procedures
1248:live flight tracker
1244:airport information
1202:FAA Airport Diagram
1107:aviation.safety.net
786:Kiowa helicopters.
755:C-121 Constellation
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499:government-in-exile
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2326:9th Reconnaissance
1772:III Bomber Command
1647:Eudora Welty House
1603:Jackson Free Press
1589:The Clarion-Ledger
1264:aeronautical chart
913:2007-09-22 at the
772:United States Army
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2008:321st Bombardment
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1845:Air Commando
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1428:Lower school
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1632:Jackson Zoo
1363:Jim Hill HS
1353:Callaway HS
1006:October 13,
839:Piper PA-32
683:Postwar use
614:Lime Field
606: /
564: /
180: /
155:Coordinates
2666:Categories
2592:Bombardier
2488:Fourteenth
2483:Thirteenth
1445:Central HS
1378:Provine HS
1262:SkyVector
1178:1050653629
1056:2015-05-06
1031:2012-02-08
895:References
790:Facilities
612: (
593:90°24′36″W
590:32°18′16″N
570: (
551:90°06′11″W
548:32°26′19″N
507:Lend-Lease
485:'s (WPA),
457:facility.
168:90°13′21″W
165:32°20′05″N
53:orthophoto
2612:Navigator
2498:Twentieth
2493:Fifteenth
1796:Divisions
1620:Landmarks
1523:Libraries
1373:Murrah HS
1368:Lanier HS
1341:secondary
1332:Education
833:Incidents
804:elevation
534:U.S. Army
325:Concrete
282:Direction
2473:Eleventh
1755:Commands
1656:Religion
1465:Tertiary
1323:Tougaloo
1174:57007862
1160:29991467
1156:71006954
911:Archived
857:See also
845:In Media
827:air taxi
816:concrete
802:) at an
311:Asphalt
289:Surface
125:Operator
2607:Gunnery
2478:Twelfth
2453:Seventh
2137:Fighter
1688:Flowood
1438:schools
1254:current
1230:AirNav
1112:May 27,
812:asphalt
808:runways
476:Atlanta
461:History
286:Length
270:Runways
104:Summary
2458:Eighth
2438:Fourth
2428:Second
1838:Groups
1436:Former
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472:Dallas
449:called
346:20,778
322:1,046
319:3,431
316:11/29
308:1,642
305:5,387
302:16/34
133:Serves
112:Public
2468:Tenth
2463:Ninth
2448:Sixth
2443:Fifth
2433:Third
2423:First
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1748:Units
1581:Media
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701:DC-4s
451:it a
403:RB-26
395:C-119
391:C-121
117:Owner
51:2003
1246:and
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1224:FAA
1170:OCLC
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1008:2008
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711:The
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422:ICAO
414:IATA
399:C-47
145:AMSL
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65:IATA
49:USGS
1739:in
1208:PDF
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437:HKS
433:LID
430:FAA
418:HKS
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294:ft
251:HKS
219:HKS
193:Map
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