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Netherlands pilots operated from the facility as a separate entity until January 1942 when the Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center took over the base and the Dutch pilots began training under the auspices of 74th Flying Training Wing at
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Jackson began in 1928 with the purchase of 151 acres of pasture land in the City of Jackson known then as Davis Stock Farm for $ 53,500. Davis Field, Jackson's first airport, was dedicated November 9, 1928.
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initially leased 64 acres of land in Rankin County to the City of
Jackson for the new Air National Guard complex and construction of the present base began on April 15, 1961.
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for night photo reconnaissance missions. Six Fairchild
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1033:"Drugs, Law Enforcement, and Foreign Policy, a Report"
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785:continues to operate from Hawkins Field via the
701:Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
485:landing in Jackson and other cities en route to
1177:Locating Air Force Base Sites, History's Legacy
965:"IATA Airport Code Search (HKS: Hawkins Field)"
1638:Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
657:736th Single-Engine Flying Training Squadron (
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531:In June 1941, Hawkins Field was redesignated
481:made its first flight that year beginning in
825:; 11/29 is 3,431 by 150 feet (1,046 x 46 m)
821:: 16/34 is 5,387 by 150 feet (1,642 x 46 m)
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1082:"Hawkins Field: Military Presence"
1057:"Army Aviation Support Facility 1"
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1227:FAA Terminal Procedures for HKS
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890:List of airports in Mississippi
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1437:St. Andrew's Episcopal School
1229:, effective September 5, 2024
1223:, effective September 5, 2024
947:FAA Airport Form 5010 for HKS
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764:On July 1, 1962 the Lockheed
537:United States Army Air Forces
514:occupation of the Netherlands
494:Works Progress Administration
269:Show map of the United States
1541:Jackson/Hinds Library System
1504:Some campuses are in Jackson
1398:Hinds County School District
1243:airport information for KHKS
1232:Resources for this airport:
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686:operated the airfield as an
400:172d Air Transport Squadron
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1237:airport information for HKS
1175:Shaw, Frederick J. (2004),
1157:Manning, Thomas A. (2005),
1011:"Delta Through the Decades"
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848:On November 13, 2012, a
659:North American T-6 Texan
498:Civil Conservation Corps
160:341 ft / 104 m
2683:Airports in Mississippi
1778:III Air Support Command
1500:Hinds Community College
836:, 20% military, and 9%
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541:Flying Training Command
508:In May 1941, the Dutch
237:Show map of Mississippi
1909:30th Bombardment Group
1773:II Air Support Command
1573:Jackson Transit System
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708:Kerry Committee report
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2392:424th Reconnaissance
2316:407th Fighter-Bomber
2311:406th Fighter-Bomber
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739:Tactical Air Command
678:Laurel Army Airfield
526:U.S. Army Air Forces
452:Jackson, Mississippi
148:Jackson, Mississippi
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2296:27th Fighter-Bomber
1788:III Fighter Command
1510:Belhaven University
1279:Terminal Procedures
1259:live flight tracker
1255:airport information
1213:FAA Airport Diagram
1118:aviation.safety.net
797:Kiowa helicopters.
766:C-121 Constellation
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1783:III Bomber Command
1658:Eudora Welty House
1614:Jackson Free Press
1600:The Clarion-Ledger
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924:2007-09-22 at the
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1856:Air Commando
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1364:Callaway HS
1017:October 13,
850:Piper PA-32
694:Postwar use
625:Lime Field
617: /
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191: /
166:Coordinates
2677:Categories
2603:Bombardier
2499:Fourteenth
2494:Thirteenth
1456:Central HS
1389:Provine HS
1273:SkyVector
1189:1050653629
1067:2015-05-06
1042:2012-02-08
906:References
801:Facilities
623: (
604:90°24′36″W
601:32°18′16″N
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559:32°26′19″N
518:Lend-Lease
496:'s (WPA),
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179:90°13′21″W
176:32°20′05″N
64:orthophoto
2623:Navigator
2509:Twentieth
2504:Fifteenth
1807:Divisions
1631:Landmarks
1534:Libraries
1384:Murrah HS
1379:Lanier HS
1352:secondary
1343:Education
844:Incidents
815:elevation
545:U.S. Army
336:Concrete
293:Direction
2484:Eleventh
1766:Commands
1667:Religion
1476:Tertiary
1334:Tougaloo
1185:57007862
1171:29991467
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922:Archived
868:See also
856:In Media
838:air taxi
827:concrete
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322:Asphalt
300:Surface
136:Operator
2618:Gunnery
2489:Twelfth
2464:Seventh
2148:Fighter
1699:Flowood
1449:schools
1265:current
1241:AirNav
1123:May 27,
823:asphalt
819:runways
487:Atlanta
472:History
297:Length
281:Runways
115:Summary
2469:Eighth
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2439:Second
1849:Groups
1447:Former
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460:called
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333:1,046
330:3,431
327:11/29
319:1,642
316:5,387
313:16/34
144:Serves
123:Public
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2474:Ninth
2459:Sixth
2454:Fifth
2444:Third
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712:DC-4s
462:it a
414:RB-26
406:C-119
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128:Owner
62:2003
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425:IATA
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444:LID
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