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Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4. Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2.
During 1940, the 91st Observation Squadron departed and the 116th Observation Squadron flying 0-47 observation aircraft moved in. The 116th was a Washington National Guard unit activated in 1940. With World War II, Gray Army Airfield received 1.7 million dollars for new hangars and improved facilities.
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.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 46,464 aircraft operations, an average of 127 per day: 93% general aviation, 4% air taxi, 2% scheduled commercial and <1% military. At that time there were 118 aircraft based at this airport: 106 single- engine , 6 multi-engine, 2 jet, 1 helicopter, 2 ultralight and 1 glider . [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Washington (state)" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Tuskegee Airmen — made of the 332nd Fighter Group, the 477th Bombardment Group and up to 16,000 of the individuals who supported the pilots' training — were the first Black pilots and ...
Just before World War II, the Army's need for a large training and maneuver area became apparent, and the Army negotiated with landowners to lease 160,000 acres (250 sq mi; 650 km 2) for the Yakima Anti-Aircraft Artillery Range. Military organizations in the Pacific Northwest used the center for range firing and small unit tests.
A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles of the war and ...