Freeman Field in Seymour, IN

Freeman Field was an Air Force pilot training school which was used during World War II. It was built on December 1, 1942. It was named after Richard S. Freeman, an Indiana pilot who died when his plane crashed. As WWII was coming to an end, the school stopped training pilots and started to use it to store both American and foreign aircraft, such as German and Japanese aircraft. In 1948, Freedom Field was declared inactive.

Freeman Field was an Air Force pilot training school which was used during World War II. It was built on December 1, 1942. It was named after Richard S. Freeman, an Indiana pilot who died when his plane crashed. As WWII was coming to an end, the school stopped training pilots and started to use it to store both American and foreign aircraft, such as German and Japanese aircraft. In 1948, Freedom Field was declared inactive. However, in the 1990s, people began to dig for buried aircraft parts, and while tires, landing gear, and radio equipment was found, no one was able to find any jet engines of German aircraft.

n.a. “Freeman Field”, Indiana Historical Bureau. https://www.in.gov/history/2501.htm

Thole, Lou. “Luftwaffe Aircraft Parts Found at Freeman Field. Freeman Army Airfield Museum. http://indianamilitary.org/FreemanAAF/Museum/FF_museum.html

Freeman Field in Seymour, IN

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