Editing Altus Air Force Base (section)

===Postwar era===
The base became operational in January 1943, training new pilots on multi-engine aircraft. The primary training aircraft were the [[Cessna AT-17 Bobcat]] and the [[Curtiss-Wright AT-9|Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep]]. On 15 May 1945, the airfield was placed on temporary inactive status.<ref name=AltusAFBfacts>{{cite web|url=https://www.altus.af.mil/Portals/46/documents/2016%20Heritage%20Pamphlet.pdf?ver=2017-02-22-131708-543|access-date=26 March 2020|title=At a Glance: The Heritage of the 97th Air Mobility Wing and Altus Air Force Base}}</ref>

It later became an aircraft disposal point for the [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]].