Tags: Military Structure.
The Sahuarita Air Force Range also known as the Sahuarita Bombing & Gunnery Range was built just east of Sahuarita Arizona in 1942. It was used for the training of bombardiers aerial gunners anti-aircraft gunners and others during World War II and the Korean War. The abandoned Sahuarita Flight Strip is located in the southwestern corner of the range and was used as an emergency flight strip until 1978.