In the 1940s the Dyersburg Army Air Base was a training facility for World War II B - 17 Flying Fortress bomber pilots and crews .
The airport is operated on the grounds of the former Dyersburg Army Air Base .
In the 1940s the Dyersburg Army Air Base was a Dyersburg Army Air Base   for World War II B - 17 Flying Fortress bomber pilots and crews .
The airport is operated on the grounds of the former Dyersburg Army Air Base .