Kingman Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School Radio Tower

Kingman Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School Radio Tower
Location 7000 Flightline Dr., Kingman, Arizona
Coordinates 35°15′31″N 113°56′38″W / 35.25861°N 113.94389°W / 35.25861; -113.94389Coordinates: 35°15′31″N 113°56′38″W / 35.25861°N 113.94389°W / 35.25861; -113.94389
Area less than one acre
Built 1943
Built by US Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural style Steel radio tower
NRHP Reference # 99000107[1]
Added to NRHP February 5, 1999

The Kingman Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School Radio Tower, at 7000 Flightline Dr. in Kingman, Arizona is a historic structure built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1943. It is a steel radio tower that has also been known as Kingman Army Air Field Radio Tower and as Storage Depot #41 Radio Tower. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

It is a 54-foot (16 m) tall "Airdrome Traffic Control" (ATC) tower that was built to control air traffic at the Kingman Army Air Forces (KAAF) Flexible Gunnery School. It has a 14-by-14-foot (4.3 m × 4.3 m) "cab" with a hip roof. In 1988, the cab was empty and the tower was surrounded by fencing.

It was believed to be one of only two ATCs of its type surviving in the United States.[2]

It is located in what in 1988 was known as the Kingman Airport and Industrial Park.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Pat H. Stein (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Kingman Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School Radio Tower ("KAAF Radio Tower") / Kingman Army Air Field Radio Tower / Storage Depot #41 Radio Tower" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying three photos


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