Gerstner Field

GERSTNER FIELD

First military air field in
Louisiana. US Army Signal Corps
began training Nov 1917. Gerstner
had 24 hangars and 90 other
buildings. Almost 500 fighter pilots
and instructors were trained here
for the World War I Western Front.
Dismantled in 1921; foundations
located west of this sign.

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