Naval Air Station Norman - Wikipedia
Naval Air Station Norman is a former United States Navy air station. It was also called a Naval Flight Training Center. The air station opened in 1942 as the navy sought to expand its training capacity during World War II. It was co-located at University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport.
A Naval Base on the Prairie: Norman and World War Two.
Nov 6, 2016 · In March 1942, the Navy acquired 2,537 acres in Norman to build a Naval Air Station (NAS), a Naval Air Technical Training Station (NATTC), and a Naval Hospital. NAS was located north of the town at the university owned (North Base) at Max Westheimer Airfield, and trained young men as Navy pilots.
Naval Air Station (Norman, Okla.) | The University of Oklahoma ...
FULL FINDING AID (PDF) Newspaper articles (1941-1967) and publications (1942-1954), and book (1944) regarding the United States Naval Air Station and the United States Naval Air Technical Training Center, both of which were located in Norman, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Naval Air History
A comprehensive history about the United States naval air activities in Oklahoma during World War II and the fate of the navy bases. Special emphasis will be focused upon the day-to-day activites and operations of the bases.
About Us – Norman World War II Museum
The Naval Air Station graduated 6,284 pilots. The Gunnery School in Lexington trained 13,484 ordinance men. The bases were closed after WWII but opened again between 1952 and 1959 to support the Korean War effort.
NATTC Timeline02 - Oklahoma Naval Air History
Feb 4, 2023 · A comprehensive history about the United States naval air activities in Oklahoma during World War II and the fate of the navy bases. Special emphasis will be focused upon the day-to-day activites and operations of the bases.
Naval Air Station Norman - Military Wiki
Naval Air Station Norman is a former United States Navy air station. It was also called a Naval Flight Training Center. The air station opened in 1942 as the navy sought to expand its training capacity during World War II. It was co-located at University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport.
WWII Navy Bases - MOORE-LINDSAY HISTORICAL HOUSE MUSEUM
2017.103.96; P-1437 Visitors from Norman viewing the Naval Air Station during an Open House on July 3, 1944
Norman was a Navy town during WWII
Aug 9, 2020 · Seventy eight years ago this week the first plane touched down at the Naval Air Station on the University of Oklahoma's Max Westheimer airport. The Boeing N2S Stearman biplane was the...
Airman, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Norman, Oklahoma …
FULL FINDING AID (PDF) Newspaper articles (1941-1967) and publications (1942-1954), and book (1944) regarding the United States Naval Air Station and the United States Naval Air Technical Training Center, both of which were located in Norman, Oklahoma.