Foster Air Force Base
| Foster Air Force Base Foster Field | |
|---|---|
| Part of Tactical Air Command | |
| Victoria County, near Victoria, Texas | |
2006 USGS airphoto | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 28°51′09″N 96°55′07″W / 28.85250°N 96.91861°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941–1945; 1953–1959 |
Foster Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force facility in Victoria County, Texas, United States, approximately six miles (10 km) east-northeast of the city of Victoria. Active from 1941 to 1945 and from 1952 to 1959, it was a flying training airfield during World War II, and a part of Tactical Air Command (TAC) during the early years of the Cold War as a tactical fighter and command base.
The airfield honored Lt. Arthur L. Foster (25 November 1888 – 10 February 1925), a Texas native from Georgetown. A U.S. Army Air Corps instructor, he was killed in a crash at Brooks Field, near San Antonio. Foster's son received his training and commission at the namesake base in 1942.