Lowry Air Force Base | |
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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 / 39.72306°N 104.89194°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 |
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]
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