Category:Naval Air Station St. Louis

Flying activities by U.S. naval personnel began in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), as early as 1925 with the formation of an aviation unit by a group of Naval Reserve officers. In 1930, the U.S. Navy established a Naval Reserve Air Base at St. Louis, and following the passage of the Naval Aviation Cadet Act in 1935, the base expanded dramatically in order to handle elimination base training. Redesignated a naval air station on 1 January 1943, NAS St. Louis served as a primary training base during the war years, and also hosted ferry and transport command activities. Sharing facilities with civil aviation, NAS St. Louis served as a reserve base until deactivated in 1958.