Bainbridge in Decatur County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bainbridge Army Air Field

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

1. Bainbridge Army Air Field Marker

Inscription. In August, 1942, on this 2,053 acre tract, the U.S. Army constructed a basic flight training field. It remained open until 1945. At its peak 9600 officers, enlisted men, trainees and WACS were stationed here; there were 700 civilian employees, several hundred WW II German P.O.W.S were imprisoned here. In 1951 southern airways school, a private company, contracted with the U.S.A.F. to train its pilots. The base closed in 1961 and became an industrial park.

Erected 1980 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Decatur County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 30° 58.688′ N, 84° 36.863′ W. Marker is in Bainbridge, Georgia, in Decatur County. It is at the intersection of Colquitt Highway (U.S. 27) and Industrial Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Colquitt Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bainbridge GA 39817, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Belk "Bill" Lynn and Lynn Station (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cyrene / Cyrene Institute (approx. 4.7 miles away); Fort Hughes (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bainbridge Beginnings

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(approx. 5.3 miles away); Stepping Back in Time (approx. 5.3 miles away); Historic Fort Hughes (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Hughes (approx. 5.3 miles away); The First Seminole War in Decatur County (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bainbridge.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

2. Bainbridge Army Air Field Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

3. Bainbridge Army Air Field Marker

Looking southwest: the runways of the old Army Air Field (and the present airport) lie beyond the industrial building, constructed in the Industrial Park.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

4. Bainbridge Army Air Field Marker

Looking east, Colquitt Highway (US Highway 27) is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,672 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 22, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.