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The airfield opened in April 1940 on 897.22 acres (363.09 ha) subleased from Inyo County. During World War II it was known as Bishop Army Airfield and was a sub-base to Muroc Army Airfield in 1942 and 1943 for Fourth Air Force. The site was used for aircraft flight and ordnance delivery training.
Redding Army Airfield. San Bernardino Army Airfield, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of San Bernardino; 499th Army Air Force Base Unit San Bernardino Air Depot Was: Norton Air Force Base (1947–1994) Now: San Bernardino International Airport (IATA: SBD, ICAO: KSBD, FAA LID: SBD) Known sub-bases and auxiliaries Desert Center Army Airfield Rice Army ...
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California — the United States Army Air Forces (1941−1947) were active during and immediately after World War II. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
Airfield Army post/naval post/facility served State Period of operation Current use Adams Field: Arkansas: 1917-1930 [10]: Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
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Rockwell Field is a former United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) military airfield, located 1.1 miles (2 kilometres) northwest of the city of Coronado, California, on the northern part of the Coronado Peninsula across the bay from San Diego, California. This airfield played a fundamental role in the development of United States military aviation ...
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The Bombing and Gunnery Range Detachment was "the first organization to arrive at what [became] the Tonopah Army Air Field" after activating "1 July 1942 at Muroc Lake, California" (the commander, Lt. Col. F.D. Gore arrived 2 July.) [13] Ready for occupancy in July, the airbase included runways, barracks, mess halls and a hospital when finally occupied and when opened, was a sub-base of March ...