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Image: Glendale-Thunderbird 1 Army Air Field Control Tower-1941

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Description: The historic Thunderbird Control Tower was built in 1941 and served as the Air Control Tower and Officers' quarters during the operation of the Thunderbird 1 Army Air Field, in Glendale, Arizona, where American, British, Canadian and Chinese pilots trained during WWII. The air field was deactivated in 1945 and is now occupied by the Thunderbird School of Global Management which is located southeast of the intersection of West Greenway Road & North 59th Avenue in Glendale, Arizona.
Title: Glendale-Thunderbird 1 Army Air Field Control Tower-1941
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Author: Tony the Marine
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