The following is a news release from Lubbock County Commissioner’s Court:
The Lubbock County Historical Commission will dedicate a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark plaque on Saturday, June 16 honoring Dagley Field, a former World War II training site.
The unveiling of the marker will be at 10:00 a.m. at 34th Street and Toledo Avenue, near Coronado High School softball field.
Dagley Field began in 1942 as a private air field operated by Maenard F. Dagley. Responding to the demand for more aviators, about half of the 6,500 student pilots in the Civil Pilot Training Program at Texas Tech trained at Dagley Field.
The 160 acre field was located at 34th and Toledo, although that was outside the city limits at the time.
After Dagley was called to active duty, Clent Breedlove took over instruction duties. Training ended in 1944 and the airfield changed to Lubbock Aero Field.
The hangar burned in 1945 and property owner Samuel Baggett subdivided the land, naming the new addition College Heights.
Later Lubbock ISD acquired the property and opened Stubbs Elementary School which served the children of Lubbock until 2001. Today is the Coronado athletic complex.
Dagley Field played an important role in Lubbock’s aviation past and contributed to the U. S. World War II effort… The marker is funded in part by the Texas Aviation Heritage Foundation.
(News release from Lubbock County Commissioner’s Court)