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Stuttgart Army Airfield is the name of two US Army installations: for the World War II base see Stuttgart Army Airfield (Arkansas) for the current base see Stuttgart ...
Initially designated as Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School, it was redesignated as Stuttgart Army Air Field on 2 January 1943. [2] Stuttgart AAF primarily trained medium bomber and transport pilots using the Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita and Cessna AT-17 Bobcat , [ 5 ] the host unit being the 34th Two Engine Flying Training Group and the 891st ...
Airfield Army post/facility served State/Territory ... Stuttgart Army Air Field: Arkansas: 1942-1944 [14] Stuttgart Municipal Airport: Travis Field: Georgia: 1942-1960:
The U.S. Army still maintains a small helicopter base - Stuttgart Army Airfield - on the southern side of the airport, which it shares with the Baden-Württemberg Police helicopter wing. The police helicopter wing falls under the control of Stuttgart Police Department and has six modern helicopters based at Stuttgart and two in Söllingen.
Stuttgart Army Airfield, Filderstadt; Mainz-Kastel Storage Station; USAG Wiesbaden Military Training Area, Mainz, Gonsenheim/Mombach; USAG Wiesbaden Training Area, Mainz Finthen Airport; USAG Wiesbaden Radar Station, Mainz Finthen Airport; Urlas Housing and Shopping Complex, Ansbach (converted from Urlas Training Area in early 2010s)
According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [3] Most of foreign military installations are located in NATO countries, Middle East countries, South Korea , Australia , Japan .
2141st Army Air Forces Base Unit (AAFEFTC); 1 May 1944-7 February 1945 314th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Third AF); 7 February 1945-8 December 1945 Now: Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT) Walnut Ridge Army Air Field, 4 miles north of Walnut Ridge; Army Air Forces Basic Flying School/Army Air Forces Pilot School (Basic); 15 August 1942-1 September ...
The site was selected in the 1930s as the site for a new airport for Stuttgart but was instead developed as a military airfield named Fliegerhorst Nellingen in 1938. Following World War II the U.S. used Nellingen to host various units until after the Cold War and Gulf War .