Childress Army Airfield receives Texas Historical Marker

A Texas Historical Commission marker is unveiled at the Childress Army Airfield Friday, Jan. 17. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner
A Texas Historical Commission marker is unveiled at the Childress Army Airfield Friday, Jan. 17. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

CHILDRESS — The Childress County Heritage Museum hosted an unveiling of a Texas Historical Commission Marker at the Childress Army Airfield (CAAF), a former bombardier and navigator training command, Friday, Jan. 17.

A nearly four-year process, the Childress County Heritage Museum Board, including President Fred Leighton and Vice President Ramona Garcia, began researching the CAAF in 2021.

“To recog…