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History Goodfellow AFB is named after First Lieutenant John J. Goodfellow, Jr. who died during World War I while conducting Aerial Reconnaissance behind enemy lines. The administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt purchased the land on which Goodfellow sits to build an advanced air training base. The new San Angelo Air Corps Basic Flying School was established on 17 August 1940 . In 1941 the base was officially renamed Goodfellow Field. Throughout World War II and afterwards, Goodfellow trained pilots on such planes as the T-6 Texan and the B-25 Mitchell . Goodfellow graduated its last class of pilots on 3 September , 1958 . The runway is no longer active. The base was then transferred from Air Training Command to the U.S. Air Force Security Service . Goodfellow's mission changed to what it is today. In 1966 , the mission expanded further to include joint-service training for other branches of the service. On 1 July 1993 , the 17th Training Wing was activated on Goodfellow AFB and special instruments training and fire protection began to be taught there. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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