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Det er noe eget med Falcon Field, for meg. Her var jeg og flere av mine medelever på besøk i bl.a. 1967 og-68. Av disse bildene skjønner du hvorfor:

Falcon Field var bare 20 minutter unna Williams AFB. (Red.)

Storm Wrecks Aircraft, Buildings At Mesa Airport

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 Russ Niles

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Published:September 14, 2023

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By Myron Nelson

About 20 aircraft and numerous buildings were damaged or destroyed when a windstorm hit Falcon Field (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona on Tuesday evening.  Local officials said the storm was a microburst. Aircraft went airborne when the wind hit and many collided with others. The buildings damaged included historic hangars built in 1941 to house aircraft used to train British pilots for the war effort.

The field also houses one of the largest an-initio flight schools in the world, Oxford CAE, and it lost several aircraft. The Commemorative Air Force  museum on the field doesn’t appear to have suffered any damage to its facilities or priceless aircraft.