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Lowry Air Force Base
Part of Air Training Command (ATC)
Located in Aurora and Denver, Colorado
Lowry Air Force Base and nearby residential areas in March 1987
Coordinates39°43′23″N 104°53′31″W / 39.72306°N 104.89194°W / 39.72306; -104.89194 (Lowry AFB)[1]
TypeUSAF base
CodeGNIS: 2089348[1]
FFID: CO857002413000[2] USAF: 08007F[3]
Site information
OwnerCity & County of Denver
Controlled byUnited States Air Force
ConditionDenver neighborhood
Site history
Built1937–1941
In use12 Dec 1938 – 30 Sep 1994 (base)
1938 – 1966 (airfield)
Demolishednumerous buildings
Garrison information
GarrisonLowry Technical Training Center

Lowry Air Force Base (Lowry Field from 1938–1948) is a former United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) training base during World War II and a United States Air Force (USAF) training base during the Cold War. From 1955-1958, it served as the initial site of the U.S. Air Force Academy. It is a U.S. Formerly Used Defense Site (B08CO0505).[4]

Lowry Air Force Base is located in Colorado
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  1. ^ a b "Lowry Air Force Base (2089348)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 21 September 2013. (The GNIS has a 2nd set of coordinates at McMullin Park, and it also lists the Lowry Elementary School – 2695987 at 394246N 1045347W.)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DENIX was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USAF_BF_ID was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. General Accounting Office". gao.gov. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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