# @cityofveniceflorida on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcOY8_EEQX1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69366251-cityofveniceflorida-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T14:21:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lorraine Anderson (@cityofveniceflorida) — https://gondola.cc/cityofveniceflorida

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🛩️ National Aviation Week kicks off this week!
Did you know Venice had an U.S. Army air base on the grounds of the current Venice Municipal Airport? Here are a few quick facts and photos as we celebrate #AviationWeek:

✈️ At the peak of operations from 1943 to 1946, the Venice Army Air Base had over 4,000 service members living on base and trained more than 20,000.
✈️ The majority of training focused on the maintenance and operation of P-40 Warhawks, P-39 Airacobras, P-47 Thunderbolts, and P-51 Mustangs.
✈️ Top engineers from Rollison, Republic, Rolls-Royce, and Pratt were recruited to come to Venice to help service and train new mechanical staff.
✈️ In 1946, with World War II over, the base changed hands to the City of Venice to be operated as a municipal airport.

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