Perry Lefors Field

Perry Lefors Field started as an auxiliary training field for the Pampa Army Airfield which was built in 1942. Following is some generic information.Also known as the "Eagles' Nest of the High Plains," Pampa offered advanced twin-engine training in AT-10s. Also stationed at the field were AT-9s, B-25s, and AT-17s. During the war, Pampa had a total of 4 satellite fields:

Reeves Aux #1 (6 miles south of Pampa, TX),Thompson Aux #2 (6 miles NNW of Pampa, TX), later reused as Perry Lefors Airport,Hoover Aux #3 (9 miles northwest of Pampa AAF), of which only a small foundation remains,Laketon Aux #4 (9 miles ENE of Pampa AAF), of which no trace remains.

During its three years of operation the base graduated 6,292 cadets, trained 3,500 aircraft mechanics, and had one of the best safety records in the United States Training Command throughout the war.

Perry Lefors Field has recently undergone major renovations and is still capable of landing large aircraft. In fact, Air Force One and support aircraft landed there in 2005 with then Vice-President Chaney visited Boone Pickens at his ranch north of Pampa