Gerstner Field
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Gerstner Field is a former World War I military airfield, located 11.1 miles (17.9 km) southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana. It operated as a training field for the Air Service, United States Army between 1917 until 1919. The airfield was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established in 1917 after the United States entry into World War I.[1]
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Gerstner Field | |
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Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
Coordinates | 30°06′57″N 93°04′48″W |
Type | Pilot training airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Air Service, United States Army |
Condition | Abandoned, agricultural area |
Site history | |
Built | 1918 |
In use | 1918–1919 |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Training Section, Air Service |
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