Beech AT-11 Kansan used in bombardier training at Big Spring
Bombardier training in the skies of West Texas
From 1942 to 1945, more than 6,000 aviation cadets learned high-altitude precision bombing at Big Spring in AT-11 training planes and used the famous Norden bombsight to drop sand-filled practice bombs on the flat West Texas range. A restored 1940s hangar now houses the Hangar 25 Air Museum, which includes an AT-11 trainer, Norden bombsight, and other period artifacts.
Hangar 25 Air Museum
- Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Admission: None
- 1911 Apron Dr., Big Spring, TX
- 432-264-1999
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