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-EFD is A joint use civil/military airport. It it a former U.S. Air Force superbase acquired by the City of Houston in 1984 and now supports the operations of the Texas Air National Guard, Coast Guard, Army National Guard, NASA, and a variety of general aviation tenants. The airport is home to the Confederate Air Force's annual "Wings Over Houston" Airshow and is also the place where many of the astronauts from the world-renowned Johnson Space Center receive their ongoing space training.
+Ellington Field is a joint use civil/military airport. It is a former U.S. Air Force superbase named for Lt. Eric Lamar Ellington, an Army Signal Corps Aeronautical Divison pilot killed in a Wright C Flyer accident. EFD was acquired by the City of Houston in 1984 and now supports the operations of the Texas Air National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, Army National Guard, NASA, and a variety of general aviation tenants. The airport is home to the Confederate Air Force's annual "Wings Over Houston" Airshow and is also the place where many of the astronauts from the world-renowned Johnson Space Center receive their flight familiarization and training.
-Ellington Field is operated and maintained by the Houston Airport System, the fourth largest multi-airport system in the nation and the sixth largest in the world!-->
+Ellington Field is operated and maintained by the Houston Airport System, the fourth largest multi-airport system in the nation and the sixth largest in the world! You can expect to see F-16 Vipers of the 147th Fighter Wing, NASA's T-38 Talon's, Airbus 377SG Super Guppy, DC-9 "Vomit Comet", WB-47F Canberas, and a large veriety of general aviation aircraft. EFD is a popular stop over for transient military aircraft as well-->
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