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Lowry Air Force Base
Former US Air Force base in Denver, Colorado / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Lowry Field" redirects here. For the "Lowry Field" baseball facility renamed Jackie Robinson Field, see Lowry Sports Complex. For the former James A. Lowry Municipal Airport, see Northport, Washington. For the airfield at the nearby 1942 Continental-Denver Modification Center, see Denver Municipal Airport.
Lowry Air Force Base (Lowry Field from 1938–1948) is a former United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) training base during World War II and a United States Air Force (USAF) training base during the Cold War. From 1955-1958, it served as the initial site of the U.S. Air Force Academy. It is a U.S. Formerly Used Defense Site (B08CO0505).[4]
Lowry AFB shown with 2 Titan I launch complexes and missile plant PJKS
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Lowry Air Force Base | |
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Part of ![]() | |
Located in Aurora and Denver, Colorado | |
![]() Lowry Air Force Base and nearby residential areas in March 1987 | |
Coordinates | 39°43′23″N 104°53′31″W[1] |
Type | USAF base |
Code | GNIS: 2089348[1] FFID: CO857002413000[2] USAF: 08007F[3] |
Site information | |
Owner | City & County of Denver |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Condition | Denver neighborhood |
Site history | |
Built | 1937–1941 |
In use | 12 Dec 1938 – 30 Sep 1994 (base) 1938 – 1966 (airfield) |
Demolished | numerous buildings |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Lowry Technical Training Center |
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