Newspaper Articles concerning Freeman Field
FOund in the Seymour Tribune, Columbus Republic, Columbus Herald,
& Brown County Democrat
Disposition of enemy aircraft is shown by date

1941
03/21/1941 Luther Johnson, first colored selectee heads out
12/08/1941 Congress passes War Bill    Part 2
12/08/1941 Governor pland Indiana's role in war    Part 2
12/08/1941 Hickham Air Base target of Jap attack
12/08/1941 US declares war on Japan

1942
04/08/1942 Seymour has good chance for Flight School
04/19/1942 Appraise land for Air School missing
10/28/1942 Commander named for Seymour Air Field (missing)    Part 2

1943
01/00/1943 German FE-0101 Me 410 A1 arrives
01/00/1943 German FE-0102 Hs 129 arrives
02/22/1943 Local Seymour Air Base soldier has birthday
04/01/1943 Freeman Cadets begin using Columbus Air Base    Part 2
04/01/1943 Freeman Field gate runners warned
04/09/1943 No cigars for new babies
04/17/1943 Commander of Sub Depot missing   Part 2
04/17/1943 Officers move around
04/17/1943 Cadet Class 43-E graduates
06/02/1943 Three Freeman Officers get Combat Orders
08/02/1943 German FE-0103 Hs 129 arrives
10/15/1943 German FE-0105 JU-88 D1 arrives
11/05/1943 German FE-0106 JU-88 A4 arrives

1944

1945
05/08/1945 German FE-0117 Fw 190A-8 "White" arrives
06/10/1945 German FE-0111 Me 262A-1a arrives
08/01/1945 German FE-0116 Fw 190F-8 at Newark to be sent to Freeman
08/01/1945 German FE-0114 Fw 190 at Newark to be sent to Freeman
08/01/1945 German FE-0124 Bf 109G-14 at Newark to be crated and sent to Freeman
08/01/1945 German FE-0120 Fw 190D-9 at Newark to be set to Freeman
08/01/1945 German FE-0122 Bf 109G-10/U4 at Newark to be sent to Freeman
09/00/1945 German FE-0112 Focke Wulf Ta 152 arrives
09/01/1945 German FE-0115 Fw 190 at Newark to be sent to Freeman
09/12/1945 German FE-0113 Fw 190F Code 10 crashes enroute to Freeman
09/13/1945 German FE-0119 Fw 190D-9
09/13/1945 German FE-0110 Me 262A-1a arrives
09/22/1945 German FE-0119 Fw 190D09 destroyed in crash at Freeman

1946
01/04/1946 ATSC to leave Freeman
01/25/1946 German DORNIER Do 335A arrives FE 1012
02/18/1946 Freeman Auxiliary Fields to be leased
02/26/1946 German Heinkel 177 arrives FE 2100
02/28/1946 Japanese Zeke Fighter arrives EB 52
02/28/1946 Walesboro Field may be sold
03/04/1946 Twins reunited at Freeman
03/13/1946 Columbus given temporary permit to use Walesboro
03/16/1946 Temporary stay on removal of Ridgeview units
03/19/1946 Freeman prepares for OPEN HOUSE
03/25/1946 Freeman Open House open to cameras
03/28/1946 Fifty types of American aircraft to be on show    Part 2
04/02/1946 Flights will feature Army Day    Part 2
04/03/1946 Soldier takes staff car for a joy ride
04/04/1946 US and Foreign Planes to be on Air Program
04/05/1946 Open House extended anther weekend
04/05/1946 Freeman expects 8,000 at Open House    Part 2
04/05/1946 Freeman Gates to open at 1 pm Saturday
04/06/1946 German Planes to ply at Open House    Part 2
04/06/1946 German Glide Bomb to be exhibited - Air to Ground anti-shipping
04/06/1946 Photo of German equipment in Open House
04/06/1946 Treasure found in Japan
04/08/1946 13,500 witness Open House    Part 2
04/08/1946 Columbus loses little time in using Walesboro Field
04/09/1946 Army wrecker removed German Glide bomb from Post Office display
04/18/1946 Integration of Armed Forces continues
04/23/1946 Kiwanis sees movie of V2 launchings
04/26/1946 Seymour signs resolution to keep Camp Atterbury
04/30/1946 Reduction in number of AAF officers soon
05/00/1946 German FE 0001 Ba 349 B Natter arrives
05/00/1946 FE-0121 Fw 190D-9 at Newark to be sent to Freeman
05/00/1946 German FE-0116 Fw 190F-8 at Freeman
05/00/1946 German FE-0125 Fw 190G-3 at Freeman
05/04/1946 Freeman to stay open until July 1947    Part 2
05/07/1946 German FE-0123/T2-123 At Freeman
05/14/1946 Resolution to keep Camp Atterbury open sent to Army officials
05/16/1946 German FE 007 Ho-229 Flying Wing arrives
05/16/1946 German FE-0490 Ho 229V-3 in storage at Freeman
05/17/1946 German FE-0117 Fw 190-* "White" recorded at Freeman
05/17/1946 German FE-0118 Fw 190D-13 recorded at Freeman
05/24/1946 Freeman goes to Daylight Savings time
05/31/1946 German FE-0493 He 162A-1 trnsferred from Freeman
06/06/1946 CAP to hold maneuvers at Freeman
06/01/1946 Enemy planes restored here to be shown at French Lick    Part 2
06/04/1946 Searchlight in sky alarms citizens
06/10/1946 Three steal Freeman ambulance
06/11/1946 Howard Hughes "Spruce Goose" gets to Los Angles
06/14/1946 Freeman's enemy equipment sent to Wright Field
06/20/1946 Two Freeman men sent to A-Bomb tests in Nevada
06/26/1946 Columbus Township gets Army building for school house on 25th st.
06/28/1946 34 get honored at Freeman    Part 2
08/01/1946 German FE-0494 He 162A-1 in storage at Freeman
06/28/1946 German Gotha FE-2700 flies at Freeman
07/24/1946 German FE-0489 He-162 A02 "Red" transferred from Freeman
07/30/1946 Freeman will lose 57 buildings
07/31/1946 Freeman send foreign planes to other Air Force Day celebrations
08/14/1946 North Vernon may get St. Anne Field
09/05/1946 Surplus Sales not US Army business    Part 2
09/07/1946 Freeman to sell scrap lumber
09/09/1946 Owens leases Walesboro Field for 5 years
09/24/1946 Freeman to conduct sale
11/07/1946 Two sales set at Freeman
11/14/1946 Plane factory seeks to acquire Freeman
11/14/1946 Plane factory may buy half of Freeman
11/22/1946 Veteran's sale at Freeman
12/11/1946 Study to be made on future of Freeman

1947
01/01/1947 Map of Columbus
01/01/1947 Columbus moves forward
01/01/1947 New officials and Trustees take offices
01/24/1947 Freeman now declared surplus
03/31/1947 Chapel at Freeman offered for sale
04/16/1947 Freeman isn't on surplus list just yet
04/17/1947 Freeman and Seymour agree on firefighters
05/06/1947 Jackson County waives rights for Freeman
06/21/1947 Camp Atterbury will cut to 95 civilian workers
08/16/1947 Seymour plans Athletic Field on 200 acres of Freeman
10/11/1947 Demonstration of 'Copter'
11/15/1947 Sale at Freeman
11/28/1947 WAA gives Freeman to Seymour

1948
01/28/1948 Seymour Police now patrol Freeman
02/06/1948 Freeman buildings available for $875 with free moving
02/06/1948 Sell 251 buildings
05/20/1948 Ridgeview Apartments for sale
06/10/1948 Freeman switchboard installed at Bicknell
07/12/1948 Plan bids on 67 acres of Freeman Field
07/24/1948 Industrial site at Freeman
08/16/1948 Ridgeview open to non-Veterans
08/16/1948 Seymour holds VJ Day Celebration and parade  (Photo)
08/16/1948 Seymour's VJ Celebration (story)    Part 2
08/16/1948 Seymour 38th Division Guardsmen return home
10/05/1948 Freeman School land deed expected soon  Part 2
11/25/1948 50 Acres at Freeman for industry  Part 2  Part 3
11/26/1948 National Guard to form Tank unit at Freeman  Part 1 (missing)
12/20/1948 Freeman get Good Operating Certificate

1949
04/29/1949 Freeman plane forced to land on US 31 and then takes off
07/05/1949 Freeman building offered to Seymour school   Part 2
09/24/1949 Corn stored in Freeman hangar  Part 2
09/24/1949

Russians explode A-Bomb
11/08/1949 New plane stationed at Freeman for emergencies   Part 2 (photo)
11/08/1949 Seymour merchant to deliver and pickup by plane
11/15/1949 P-38 in crash at Freeman Field    Part 2    Part 3
12/23/1949 Consider Freeman Field as US Air Force Academy     Part 2

1950
01/04/1950 Freeman Field and Camp Atterbury looked over for US Air Force Academy
05/12/1950 Seymour's Christman decorations burn in building 973 fire    Part 2
06/13/1950 Free plane rides at Freeman
06/16/1950 Freeman Field road taken into county highway system
08/11/1950 Freeman Field to re-open ??
08/22/1950 Arvin Industries at Freeman
1951
01/17/1951 Trans Air plane makes forced landing
02/17/1951 National Guard maneuvers with tanks
03/30/1951 Tanks moving to Freeman
03/31/1951 Public may watch National Guard maneuvers
06/12/1951 Asks venue change for Walesboro Field suit
1953
01/29/1953 Housing Authority necessary    Part 2
02/25/1953 Small arsenal stolen at Seymour NG Armory
03/24/1953 Neither Atterbury or Freeman will get Jets
04/20/1953 Marine plane missing    Part 2    Part 3
04/20/1950 Missing Marine plane found near Houston, Indiana
1953
03/05/1953 Board hopes to fix up field
03/05/1953 Ex-Air Base worker arrested by FBI
1954
05/14/1954 Seymour's National Guard unit explained to Lions
07/08/1954 156 acres of Freeman leased to Standard Oil for rocket research    Part 2
07/08/1954 Standard Oil Editorial
1956
02/16/1956 Ground breaking at new NG Armory at Freeman
1957
04/18/1957 Wabash firm to quadruple at Freeman
1968
06/11/1968 Two area airports are War related
12/06/1968 Electric line installed for new sign at Freeman's entrance
12/06/1968 Indiana gas installs 4" & 6" lines to serve new industries at Freeman
1969
02/17/1969 17 Seymour Guardsmen return from Jungle Training
1971
02/08/1971 Fire at Hulda's Cafe at Freeman
1972
03/29/1972 Possible Chlorine Gas in Seymour area. Emergency plans made    Part 2
06/09/1972 National Guard leaves for Summer Camp
06/09/1972 Seymour Museum looks for site to display the Reno Gang jail cell
1976
05/29/1976 Hulda's Cafe damaged by fire
1978
01/09/1978 Air Board to discuss cost of installing ILS at Freeman
1983
02/10/1983 Economic importance of Freeman to Seymour
04/20/1983 CAP traces Distress Signal to Freeman hangar
08/25/1983 Work begins to install Electronic Localizer equipment at Freeman
1989
01/26/1989 Freeman Field almost site for US Air Force Museum
1992
03/31/1992 Black pilots at Freeman remember
02/23/1992 Old bases can help communities
1994
10/07/1994 Freeman Field Reunion
1997
08/09/1997 Tuskegee Airmen relive history
08/16/1997 Tuskegee Airmen display
11/09/1997 Freeman Museum to open by Spring 1998
12/31/1997 Ted Jordan announces artifacts found
1999
03/22/1999 Warbirds to fly once more at Freeman
10/22/1999 Freeman again mentioned as US Air Force Museum
2000
07/01/2000 Not forgetting Freeman Field    Part 2
2001
04/27/2001 Record number of pilots expected
06/14/2001 Jim West's web site mentioned - www.IndianaMilitary.org
2004
02/15/2004 Freeman Field is a jewel for Jackson County
   
2005
05/22/2005 Twin Cadets at Freeman
11/06/2005 Freeman Museum a flight back in time
12/06/2005 History Detectives TV Show visits    Part 2
2009
04/29/2009 German POW bus comes to Seymour
2011
05/16/2011 Airport lures young and old    Part 2
2012
01/25/2012 Tuskegee Airmen honored again
01/25/2012 Tuskegee pilots fly again in film
07/17/2012 Jet Parts unearthed at Freeman   
2014
10/17/2014 Larry Bothe new Freeman Curator    Part 2
2015
02/25/2015 Freeman Museum receives Nurse's uniform
04/27/2015 Re-dedication of Freeman Museum    Part 2
11/10/2015 Al Seibert's Obituary

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