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During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous air facilities in Louisiana for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. The larger facilities were Army Air Bases (AAB) while the Army Air Fields ( AAFld) were lesser facilities.
Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Louisiana" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Ludwigsburg Army Airfield Germany: 1942–1992: Maurice Rose Army Airfield Germany: 1951–2002: McAndrew Army Airfield: Northeast Air Command: Newfoundland: 1941–1948: Marine Atlantic: Mutlangen Army Airfield Germany: 1945–1991: Pepperrell Army Airfield: Newfoundland Base Command: Canada: 1945–1961: CFS St. John's: Schleissheim Army ...
The airfield was renamed Esler Army Airfield in 1941 to honor Lt. Wilmer Esler, a pilot who became the first casualty of the airfield when his plane crashed on April 11, 1941. Esler AAF was assigned to Third Air Force, III Air Support Command. The 333d Air Base Group was the host unit at the airfield, being activated on 1 February 1942.
Selman Army Airfield is an inactive United States Air Force base, approximately 7.7 miles east of Monroe, Louisiana. It was active during World War II as an Army Air Forces Training Command airfield. It was closed on 1 September 1945.
Active United States Army facility. Sahl Sinjar Air Base (Abandoned 1991) US Military Designations: Camp Sinjar United States Army facility closed 2004, now abandoned. Samarra East Air Base (Al Bakr Airfield) Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base" US Military Designations: FOB McKenzie, FOB Pacesetter Active United States Army facility
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Louisiana (11 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Louisiana" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
This is a list of airports in Louisiana (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.