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In 1917 the Army announced its intention of establishing a series of camps to train prospective pilots after the United States entry into World War I. An Army survey crew was sent to Southwest Florida looking for suitable sites to build airfields, one selected was a site about 13 miles to the southwest of Arcadia, Florida.
Pages in category "United States World War II army airfields" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Thunderbird Field was a military airfield in Glendale, Arizona, used for contract primary flight training of Allied pilots during World War II.Created in part by actor James Stewart, [1] the field became part of the United States Army Air Forces training establishment just prior to American entry into the war and was re-designated Thunderbird Field #1 after establishment of Thunderbird Field#2 ...
Flight Strips of the United States Army Air Forces (32 P) Pages in category "World War II airfields in the United States" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
Official US Army Air Force Training Command photograph of 20 Tuskegee Airmen posing in front of a P-40 at Tuskegee Army Air Field. During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Alabama for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of AAF fighters and bombers.
Gardner Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Force World War II Field located 9 miles southeast of Taft, California. It was named for Major John H. Gardner , a World War I aviator hero. Gardner AAF is historically significant as Major General Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager first learned how to fly an airplane there.
Ardmore Army Airfield, Ardmore 222d Army Air Forces Base Unit Later: Ardmore Air Force Base (IATA: ADM, ICAO: KADM) Now: Ardmore Municipal Airport; Third Air Force. Muskogee Army Airfield, Muskogee 349th Army Air Forces Base Unit Now: Davis Field; Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City Joint Use USAAF/Civil Airport 348th Army Air Forces Base Unit
During World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Arkansas for training fighter and bomber pilots and aircrews. Most of the airfields were under the command of Third Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (USAAFTC). However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC ...