Building 2050, Repair Hangar

ID: 5538 ~ Source: https://www.fairchild.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2001518771/mediaid/1105245/ ~ Creator: The United States Airforce

This file appears in: Spokane Army Air Depot: The Birth of Fairchild

The 12-acre repair hangar was the largest building built on the base. The United States Army initially requested 1200 acres of land for the base, but the city of Spokane raised enough money to purchase over 2000 acres.

This file appears in: Spokane Army Air Depot: The Birth of Fairchild

Spokane Army Air Depot: The Birth of Fairchild

By Devrick Barnett

What is now Fairchild Airforce Base originated as an Army Air Supply and Repair Depot to service the other airfields around Spokane and in the Pacific Northwest.