avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeDuring World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Arkansas for training fighter and bomber pilots and aircrews.
U.S. Army Air Forces airfields in Arkansas |
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Location of U.S. Army Air Forces airfields in Arkansas |
Type | Army airfields |
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Owner | U.S. Army Air Forces |
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Controlled by | Third Air Force Training Command |
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Built | 1940 – 1944 |
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Built by | Corps of Engineers |
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In use | 1940 – present |
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Most of the airfields were under the command of Third Air Force or the U.S. Army Air Forces Training Command (USAAFTC), present-day Air Education and Training Command. However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC); Air Transport Command (ATC) or Troop Carrier Command) commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles.
It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture and several were retained as United States Air Force installations and were front-line bases during the Cold War. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes.
Major Airfields
Army Air Force Training Command
Southeast Training Center/AAF Eastern Flying Training Command
- Blytheville Army Air Field, 3 miles north of Blytheville
- Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School (Two Engine) / Army Air Forces Pilot School (Advanced, Two Engine); 3 May 1942-31 May 1945
- 326th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 21 July 1942-30 April 1944
- 2111th Army Air Forces Base Unit; 1 May 1944-16 June 1945
- Became Blytheville Air Force Base / Eaker Air Force Base (1951-1992)
- Now: Arkansas International Airport (IATA: BYH, ICAO: KBYH, FAA LID: BYH) (1992-Present)
- Newport Army Air Field, 6 miles northeast of Newport
- Army Air Forces Basic Flying School/Army Air Forces Pilot School (Basic); 1 November 1942-30 April 1944
- 337th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 24 November 1942-30 April 1944
- Later: Marine Corps Air Facility Newport
- Now: Newport Municipal Airport (M19)
- Stuttgart Army Air Field, 5 miles north of Stuttgart
- Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School (Two Engine)/Army Air Forces Pilot School (Advanced, Two Engine); 20 September 1942-7 February 1945
- 426th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 20 September 1942-30 April 1944
- 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)
- Army Air Forces Basic Flying School/Army Air Forces Pilot School (Basic); 15 August 1942-1 September 1944
- 323th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 25 August 1942-30 April 1944
- Later: Marine Corps Air Facility Walnut Ridge
- Now: Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (ARG)
- (Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport)
- 12th Ferrying Service Detachment/12th Ferrying Service Station; 1 December 1943-31 March 1944
- 581st Army Air Forces Base Unit (12th Ferrying Service Station); 31 March 1944-20 September 1945
- Now: Clinton National Airport (IATA: LIT, ICAO: KLIT, FAA LID: LIT)
- Pine Bluff School of Aviation
- 312th Flying Training Detachment
- Now: Pine Bluff Regional Airport (IATA: PBF, ICAO: KPBF, FAA LID: PBF)
Known Secondary Facilities
References
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. 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. Pictorial Histories Pub . ISBN 1-57510-051-7
Army Air Forces Training Command |
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Flying Training | Flying Schools |
- Eastern Flying Training Command
- Central Flying Training Command
- Western Flying Training Command
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Specialized Schools |
- Bombardier
- Contract Flying
- Glider Training
- Gunnery
- Navigator
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Technical Training |
- Eastern Technical Training Command
- Central Technical Training Command
- Western Technical Training Command
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United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force in World War II |
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Units | Commands |
- II Air Support Command
- III Air Support Command
- III Bomber Command
- III Fighter Command
- III Reconnaissance Command
- III Tactical Air Command
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Divisions |
- III Tactical Air Division
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Wings |
- 8th Fighter Wing
- 9th Fighter Wing
- 40th Bombardment Wing
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Groups | Air Commando |
- 2nd Air Commando
- 3rd Air Commando
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Bombardment |
- 3rd Bombardment
- 12th Bombardment
- 17th Bombardment
- 21st Bombardment
- 29th Bombardment
- 30th Bombardment Group
- 38th Bombardment
- 44th Bombardment
- 46th Bombardment
- 47th Bombardment
- 85th Bombardment
- 88th Bombardment
- 90th Bombardment
- 91st Bombardment
- 92nd Bombardment
- 93rd Bombardment
- 94th Bombardment
- 95th Bombardment
- 97th Bombardment
- 98th Bombardment
- 99th Bombardment
- 100th Bombardment
- 309th Bombardment
- 310th Bombardment
- 312th Bombardment
- 319th Bombardment
- 320th Bombardment
- 321st Bombardment
- 322d Bombardment
- 323d Bombardment
- 335th Bombardment
- 336th Bombardment
- 340th Bombardment
- 344th Bombardment
- 345th Bombardment
- 386th Bombardment
- 387th Bombardment
- 391st Bombardment
- 394th Bombardment
- 396th Bombardment
- 397th Bombardment
- 409th Bombardment
- 410th Bombardment
- 411th Bombardment
- 416th Bombardment
- 417th Bombardment
- 418th Bombardment
- 451st Bombardment
- 454th Bombardment
- 463rd Bombardment
- 483rd Bombardment
- 488th Bombardment
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Fighter | |
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Fighter-Bomber |
- 27th Fighter-Bomber
- 48th Fighter-Bomber
- 86th Fighter-Bomber
- 406th Fighter-Bomber
- 407th Fighter-Bomber
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Reconnaissance |
- 2d Reconnaissance
- 9th Reconnaissance
- 10th Reconnaissance
- 26th Reconnaissance
- 65th Reconnaissance
- 67th Reconnaissance
- 68th Reconnaissance
- 69th Reconnaissance
- 70th Reconnaissance
- 75th Reconnaissance
- 77th Reconnaissance
- 423d Reconnaissance
- 424th Reconnaissance
- 426th Reconnaissance
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