avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in South Carolina for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
South Carolina World War II Army Airfields |
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Map Of Major South Carolina World War II Army Airfields Third Air Force AAF Training Command AAF Contract Flying Schools Multiple Commands |
Type | Army Airfields |
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Built | 1940-1944 |
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In use | 1940-present |
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Most of these airfields were under the command of Third Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command). However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC) and Air Transport Command (ATC) maintained a large base in Charleston.
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
Multiple Commands
- Charleston Army Airfield, 10.6 miles (17.1 km) northwest of Charleston
- 421st Base HQ and Air Base Squadron
- Initially: Air Technical Service Command (29th Air Base Group, Distribution Point #2)
- Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (16th Antisubmarine Squadron)
- Later: Transferred to: First Air Force (113th AAF Base Unit)
- Later: Transferred to: Air Transport Command (593d AAF Base Unit)
- Later: Charleston Air Force Base (1952-2010)
- Now:
Joint Base Charleston (2010-Present) (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS, FAA LID: CHS)
Third Air Force
- Aiken Army Airfield, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-northeast of Aiken
- Sub-base of: Morris Army Airfield, North Carolina
- 359th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Later: Aiken Air Force Station (1955-1975)
- Now: Aiken Municipal Airport (IATA: AIK, ICAO: KAIK, FAA LID: AIK)
- 309th/329th Bombardment Group, 329th AAF Base Unit
- Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
- Later: Transferred to First Air Force
- 129th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Barnwell Army Airfield
- Johns Island Army Airfield
- North Army Airfield
- Walterboro Army Airfield
- Now: Columbia Metropolitan Airport (IATA: CAE, ICAO: KCAE, FAA LID: CAE)
- Greenville Army Airbase, 6.6 miles (10.6 km) south of Greenville
- Later: Transferred to First Air Force
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Coronaca Army Airfield
- Anderson Auxiliary Field
- Later: Donaldson Air Force Base (1947-1963)
- Now: Donaldson Center Airport (IATA: GDC, ICAO: KGYH, FAA LID: GYH)
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- Congaree Army Airfield, 14.5 miles (23.3 km) east-southeast of Columbia
- Later: Transferred to: United States Marine Corps
- Now:
McEntire Joint National Guard Base (IATA: MMT, ICAO: KMMT, FAA LID: MMT)
- Florence Army Airfield, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) east-southeast of Florence
- Later: Transferred to First Air Force
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Hartsville Army Airfield
- Hartsville Auxiliary Field
- Now: Florence Regional Airport (IATA: FLO, ICAO: KFLO, FAA LID: FLO) i
- Myrtle Beach General Bombing and Gunnery Range, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-southwest of Myrtle Beach
- Later: Myrtle Beach Army Airfield
- 519th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Later: Transferred to First Air Force
- 136th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Ocean Drive Flight Strip
- Later: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (1956-1993)
- Now: Myrtle Beach International Airport (IATA: MYR, ICAO: KMYR, FAA LID: MYR)
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AAF Training Command
Eastern Flight Training Center
- Shaw Army Airfield, 8.4 miles (13.5 km) west-northwest of Sumter
- Army Air Force Flying School (Basic)
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Burt Gin Auxiliary Field
- Rembert Auxiliary Field
- Monaghan Auxiliary Field
- Sumter Municipal Airport
- Now:
Shaw Air Force Base (IATA: SSC, ICAO: KSSC, FAA LID: SSC)
AAF Contract Flying Schools
- Greenville Municipal Airport, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Greenville
- Southern Airways Contract Glider Pilot Training School (1941-1943)
- Later: Transferred to: Air Technical Service Command (1943-1945)
- 529th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Joint Civil/USAAF Use
- Now: Greenville Downtown Airport (IATA: GMU, ICAO: KGMU, FAA LID: GMU)
- Georgia Air Service, Inc & Southeastern Air Service, Inc.
- Now: Marlboro County Jetport (IATA: BTN, ICAO: KBBP, FAA LID: BBP)
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- Free French Air Force pilot training
- 58th Flying Training Detachment
- Known sub-bases and auxiliaries
- Jennings Auxiliary Field
- Hagood Auxiliary Field
- Kennedy Auxiliary Field
- Now: Non-aviation use
- Woodward Field Airport, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Camden
- (IATA: CDN, ICAO: KCDN, FAA LID: CDN)
- Southern Aviation School
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Minor Airfields
- Preflight cadet pilot screening
- Now: Non-aviation use
- Columbia Municipal Airport, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) southeast of Columbia
- Used for training of observation pilots (3d AF); supported Fort Jackson; US Navy use.
- Now: Jim Hamilton – L.B. Owens Airport (IATA: CUB, ICAO: KCUB, FAA LID: CUB)
- Lane Intermediate Field (CAA Site #24), 48 miles (77 km) north of Charleston
- Auxiliary fighter pilot training field
- Abandoned 1983
- Undetermined usage by AAF
- Abandoned, undetermined history 33°01′13″N 081°16′58″W
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- Roddey Airport, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south-southwest of Rock Hill
- Likely Emergency landing airfield
- Abandoned approx 1965. 34°54′02″N 081°02′33″W
- Spartanburg Memorial Airport, 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-southwest of Spartanburg
- Joint Civil/USAAF airfield; supported Army Camp Croft Infantry Replacement Training Center
- Transferred to: United States Navy 1943
- (IATA: SPA, ICAO: KSPA, FAA LID: SPA)
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References
World War II portal
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- 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
- Military Airfields in World War II - South Carolina
External links
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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-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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