1 9 1 6 ) ▁▁ ▁Const ruction ▁extended ▁from ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Aer ial ▁G unn ery ▁School ▁▁ ▁McC ook ▁Field ▁ ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio ▁▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Alexander ▁Mc D ow ell ▁McC ook ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁field ▁started , ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Tem por ary ▁av iation ▁experimental ▁station , ▁under ▁le ase ▁ ▁Ex perimental ▁Engineering ▁Department ▁ ▁Bureau ▁of ▁A ircraft ▁Production ▁District ▁Office ▁▁ ▁P enn ▁Field ▁ ▁Austin , ▁Texas ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Cad et ▁Eug ene ▁P enn ▁▁▁ ▁Under ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas , ▁Austin ; ▁Open ed ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁▁ ▁Primary ▁pilot ▁training ▁( N ever ▁made ▁oper ational ) ▁▁ ▁Oper ator ' s ▁Radio ▁School ▁ ▁Cl osed , ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁▁ ▁Air ▁Service ▁School ▁For ▁Radio ▁ ▁Columbia ▁University ▁ ▁New ▁York , ▁New ▁York ▁▁▁ ▁Officer ' s ▁Radio ▁School ▁▁ ▁Air ▁Service ▁School ▁For ▁Radio ▁ ▁Car neg ie ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁ ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Pennsylvania ▁▁▁ ▁Mechan ic ' s ▁Radio ▁School ▁▁ ▁East ▁Field ▁ ▁Ot ay ▁M esa , ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California ▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Maj . ▁W . ▁J . ▁East ▁ ▁G unn ery ▁Range , ▁Ax ill ary ▁of ▁Rock