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During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in New York for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air ...
The 3d consisted of the 5th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 23d squadrons and only stayed at the airfield until 10 December, departing for La Senia Algeria as part of Operation Torch. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] During the stay of the 3d PRG, Lieutenant-Colonel Elliott Roosevelt , son of Franklin D. Roosevelt served as commander and also flew an F-4 "Lightning" .
The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn: The 91st Bombardment Group in World War II. ISBN 0-88740-810-9. Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6. Maurer, M. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. USAF ...
Class A airfields were World War II (WW2) military installations constructed to specifications laid down by the British Air Ministry Directorate General of Works (AMDGW). Intended for use by heavy bombers and transports , they were the standard airbase design for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as well as United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) units ...
Action Stations 4; Military airfields of Yorkshire. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK: Patrick Stephen Publishing, 1982. ISBN 0-85059-532-0. Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
Douglas-Long Beach B-17F-45-DL Fortress AAF Ser. No. 42-3325 524th BS, "Paddy Gremlin". The airfield was opened in 1942 and was first used by the USAAF Eighth Air Force 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy), arriving from Walla Walla AAF, Washington during September.
Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in New York (state)" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Brazier, Roy (2011) History of RAF Castle Camps: a Unique Airfield, 1940–47. ISBN 0-95365-182-7; Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5. Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912.