This site provides a history of the Municipal Airport through Aeronautical Charts
Abandoned Airfields
Read about the Ft Benning Sport Parachute Club and birth of the Silver Wings at King's Aviation
Read about the Kings of Cusseta
In 1939, Col George S. Patton requested flight training and an aircraft to be assigned at Ft Benning for his use. The Pentagon denied the request, so Patton purchased a Voyager and some lessons from local instructor Ralph Swaybe. The Army wasn't keen on Col Patton flying himself, so they assigned Paul W. Tibbets and another 2LT to fly the Colonel around the area to observe tank maneuvers. Ref: Tibbets, P. W., Stebbins, C. C., & Franken, H. (1978). The Tibbets story. Stein and Day
His flight training at Columbus Municipal Airport is mentioned in the video below
The video below shows the current state of the main hangar