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Maurer, Maurer (ed.), Air Force Combat Units of World War II, Office of Air Force History, Washington, D.C., 1961 (reprint 1983) ISBN 0-912799-02-1. Military Airfields in World War II - Oklahoma v
After World War II the airfield was one of six locations in the nation that stored surplus military aircraft; about 475 were flown to the airport starting in 1945. In 1946 Paul Mantz bought them all, keeping 12 for use as stunt planes and camera ships and selling the rest for scrap.
Redding Army Airfield is located 160 miles north of Sacramento in Shasta County, California. The City wanted a new Airport and put in for a Works Progress Administration project that was called the Stillwater Airfield. But with the start of World War II the US Army renamed the project the Redding Airdrome. The building of Redding Airdrome ...
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces (11 C, 34 P) Pages in category "World War II airfields" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Pages in category "United States World War II army airfields" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The 553rd Fighter Squadron, which trained replacement pilots for the 332nd Fighter Group, was the last group to train at Selfridge Airfield before moving to Walterboro Army Airfield in South ...
Richard Bong, the United States' highest-scoring air ace in World War II, learned to fly at Sequoia Field in 1942. In April 1939, Congress authorized $300 million for the Air Corps to procure and maintain 6,000 aircraft. In the authorization, the Air Corps was authorized to enroll Army Flight Cadets in civilian training schools.
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the United States (5 C, 9 P) Pages in category "World War II airfields in the United States" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.