Over the following decades, the city acquired more land and constructed new runways. The United States Air Army Corps used the airport as a Lockheed P-38 Lightning training base and P-51 Mustang ...
as well as nose art inspired by Kunkle’s own P-38 Lightning. These visual elements are meant to bring the legacy of the 401st Fighter Squadron, part of the 370th Fighter Group under the 9th Air ...