Note: Very little documentation on the hangar and functions at the Madras Army Air Field exist locally. Primary documentation may be available in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. but was not accessible given the scope of this project.
Aaron, Jayne. Historical and Architectural Overview of Aircraft Hangars of the Reserves and National Guard Installations from World War I through the Cold War. Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program, June 2011.
Craven, Wesley F. and James Lea Cate, eds. The Army Air Forces in World War II, Volume Six: Men and Planes. Chicago: University of Chicago Pres, 1955.
Fletcher, Eugene. Mister: The Training of an Aviation Cadet in World War II. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992.
Futrell, Robert F. U.S. Air Force Historical Study No. 69: Development of AAF Base Facilities in the United States, 1939-1945. USAF Historical Division, 1951. Accessed at http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090601-058.pdf.
Garner, John S. World War II Temporary Military Buildings: A Brief History of the Architecture and Planning of Cantonments and Training Stations in the United States. U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, March 1993.
Jablonski, Edward. Flying Fortress: The Illustrated Biography of the B-17s and the Men Who Flew Them. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1965.
Lent, Steve. Images of America: Madras. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2012.
Madras Air Field Records, held by the Jefferson County Historical Society, Madras, OR.
Madras Airport Commission Records, 1946-1956, held by the City of Madras, OR.
Madras City Council Minutes, 1943-46, held by the City of Madras, OR.
Madras Pioneer, various editions as cited in text.
Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II: History and Insignia. Washington, D.C.: Zenger Publishing Co., 1961.
Ramsey, Jarold. “Madras Airport in War and Peace.” The Agate, Spring & Summer 2009.
_____, “Aircobra: In Memoriam Lt. Robert Cranson.” Northwest Review, No. 48, 1, 2010.
Webster, Julie. Historical and Architectural Overview of Military Aircraft Hangars: A General History, Thematic Typology, and Inventory of Aircraft Hangars Constructed on Department of Defense Installations. United States Air Force Air Combat Command, 1998. |