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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 .
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.
The base was opened on 21 October 1942 and during the Second World War performed Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircrew training. It was placed on inactive status on 23 September 1946, although a small cadre of Army and Air Force personnel (331 Composite Squadron) remained assigned to Alexandria Municipal Airport throughout the late 1940s.
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 .
The 469th Bombardment Group is a former United States Army Air Forces (AAF) unit. It was activated in May 1943 and served as a Replacement Training Unit until it was disbanded in April 1944 when the AAF reorganized its training and support units in the United States.
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.
The 418th Bombardment Group is the designation held by two United States Army Air Forces advanced training units, briefly active during World War II.The two groups were consolidated in 1958 and redesignated the 418th Tactical Missile Wing in 1985, but the consolidated unit has never been active.