World War II Insignia - Jackson Air Base - 27th Bombardment Group - 8x8 Print Fade Also features other key LCARS

Also features other key LCARS system displays

Activated in January 1941 as the 79th Bombardment Squadron and equipped with Douglas A-20 Havoc light bombers

The second largest expansion of the Base occurred during World War II

and the Base accommodated thousands of men to serve the growing combat fleet

this YT-1300 light freighter is known to make the Kessel run in under twelve parsecs

World War II Insignia - Jackson Air Base - 27th Bombardment Group - 8x8 Print Fade Also features other key LCARSA remastered illustration of the insignia for Jackson Air Base from World War 2 In June 1941 Hawkins Field was renamed Jackson Army Air Base. When the U. S. Army took over Hawkins Field, a massive military construction program was initiated to transform the small civil airport into a large military airbase. Construction was rapid given the emergency wartime conditions. With the U. S. entry into the war on 7 Dec 1941 the base was rushed to completion