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Gillespie Airport (Tennessee)

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Returned after the war to private ownership, it was later bought by the city of Nashville and was renamed "Cumberland Field". It was closed in the late 1950s, and the land was redeveloped. Today the location of the former airfield is now part of the Nashville Metro Center.
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Transportation buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tennessee
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308th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), 3 Oct 1942-2 Nov 1942
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307th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), 3 Oct 1942-2 Nov 1942
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306th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), 3 Oct 1942-2 Nov 1942
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305th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), 3 Oct 1942-2 Nov 1942
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Nashville
Tennessee
World War II
United States Army Air Forces
Tennessee World War II Army Airfields
public domain material
Air Force Historical Research Agency
A Chronology of Nashville Airports
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Army Air Forces Training Command
Eastern Flying Training Command
Central Flying Training Command
Western Flying Training Command
Bombardier
Contract Flying
Glider Training
Gunnery
Navigator

Eastern Technical Training Command
Central Technical Training Command
Western Technical Training Command
36°11′31″N 86°48′12″W / 36.19194°N 86.80333°W / 36.19194; -86.80333
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1941 establishments in Tennessee
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tennessee
Transportation buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee

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