SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Madras Army Air Field North Hangar has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
During World War II, the U.S. Army transformed the wheat fields northeast of Madras into an air field to train B-17 bombardment squadrons.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Wednesday that the Central Oregon location met the Army’s requirements for a secure site with year-round clear weather ideal for training new crews.
Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation recommended the building’s nomination at its February 2015 meeting.
The hangar is one of two Madras properties listed in the National Register. The other is the Max and Ollie Lueddemann House, a bungalow built in 1906 that was added the historic list 90 years later.
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