Fort Myers in Lee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Buckingham and Page Army Air Fields
1942 - 1945
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 2, 2015
1. Buckingham and Page Army Air Field Marker
to honor and recognize
those who served
Erected 1991 by the City of Fort Myers.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is July 5, 1942.
Location. 26° 38.684′ N, 81° 52.385′ W. Memorial is in Fort Myers, Florida, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Edwards Drive and Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west on Edwards Drive. Located in Centennial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Myers FL 33901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Uncommon Friends (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Morgan Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Historic Riverfront (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pleasure Pier (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Street, Fort Myers (approx. Ό mile away); Fort Myers (approx. Ό mile away); The Attack on Fort Myers (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Myers.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Robert E. Lee (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).
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Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 2, 2015
2. Buckingham Air Field Marker
Buckingham Field, a flexible gunnery school, was activated on July 5, 1942. The 65.723-acre base was located 6.5 miles east of Fort Myers. Buckingham graduated approximately 50,000 gunners to serve America's WWII bombers. An Instructor's School and the 75th Flying Training Wing were also located there. During 1944-1945 B-29 Pilots trained at the base.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 2, 2015
3. Page Air Field Marker
Page Field began operations in March 1942. Members of three bombardment groups trained there, the 98th(H), the 93rd(H) and the 336th(M). In January of 1943 Page became a fighter training base and operated as such through August of 1945. Thousands of hours of flight time were logged by Page Field pilots in P39s, P40s, P47s, and P51s.
Photographed by Dave W, March 11, 2023
4. Buckingham and Page Army Air Fields Marker
This updated photo shows the propeller now mounted behind the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 955 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4. submitted on March 24, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
