Alaska World War II Army Airfields

Alaska World War II Army Airfields

Infobox Military Structure
name=Alaska World War II Army Airfields
partof = World War II
location=
coordinates=


caption=
type=Army Airfields
code=
built=1942-1944
builder=
materials=
height=
used= 1942-Present
demolished=
condition=
ownership=
controlledby=United States Army Air Forces
garrison= Eleventh Air Force
commanders=
occupants=
battles=
events=During World War II, Alaska was a major United States Army Air Force (USAAF) location for personnel, aircraft, and airfields to support Lend-Lease aid for the Soviet Union. In addition, it was in Alaska that the Empire of Japanseized United States territory and as a result the USAAF was activley engaged in combat operations against them.

Airfelds

The USAAF established a series of airfields under the command of Eleventh Air Force, headquartered at Elmendorf Army Airfield, near Anchorage. Major airfields and known major units assigned to these airfields were:

* [http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2%20bases%2012/Adak%20AAF%20Oct1944%20USN%20C.jpgAdak AAF] , Adak Island , Aleutians: coord|51.88|-176.647222|type:airport|name=Adak:: 343d Fighter Group (7 Mar 1943 - 25 Jul 1943):: 28th Bombardment Group (14 Mar 1943 - 26 Feb 1944):: 42d Fighter Squadron (10 Sep - 12 Dec 42) (54th FG)
* [http://explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-Annette.htm Annette Island AAF] , Metlakatla, Annette Island: coord|55.04166667|-131.5666667|type:airport|name=Adak:: (Transit base, USAAF/RCAF use for defense of Dutch Harbor)
* [http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2%20bases%2013/Attu-NAS-Attu-AS_c1944USNC.jpgAttu NAF] , Attu, Aleutians: coord|52.825|173.1722222|type:airport|name=Adak:: 77th Bombardment Squadron (11 Feb 1944 - 19 Oct 1945) (28th BG):: 344th Fighter Squadron (12 Jun - Dec 1943) (343d FG) :: 18th Fighter Squadron (March 1944) (343d FG)

* Elmendorf AAF, Anchorage: coord|61.25|-149.80|type:airport|name=Adak:: 343d Fighter Group (11 - 30 Sep 1942, 3 Dec 1942 - 7 Mar 1943):: 28th Bombardment Group (23 Feb 1941 - 22 Mar 1943):: 404th Bomb Squadron (21 Sep 1942 - 18 Mar 1943) (28th BG):: 406th Bombardment Squadron (Jun - Nov 1942) (28th BG):: 56th Fighter Squadron (23 Oct - 21 Dec 42) (54th FG)
* [http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/AK/Airfields_AK.htm#ftglenn|Fort Glenn/Otter Point AAF] , Umnak, Aelutians : coord|53.38333333|-167.8833333|type:airport|name=Adak:: 21st Bomb Squadron (11 Jun 1942 - 19 Sep 1943) (28th BG):: 73d Bomb Squadron (1942 - 1943) (28 BG):: 404th Bomb Squadron (24 - 30 Aug 1942) (28th BG):: 36th Bomb Squadron (4 Jun 1942 - 1 May 1943) (28th BG):: 77th Bombardment Squadron (29 Dec 1941 - 29 Dec 1941) (28th BG):: 11th Fighter Squadron (26 May - 30 Jun 1942) (343d FG):: 344th Fighter Squadron (8 Mar - 23 May 1943 ) (343d FG)

* Fort Randall AAF, Cold Bay, Aleutians: coord|55.2|-162.7166667|type:airport|name=Adak:: 73d Bomb Squadron (1942 - 1943) (28th BG):: 11th Fighter Squadron (25 May - 1 Sep 42) (343d FG) :: 344th Fighter Squadron (12 Nov - 25 Dec 1942) (343d FG):: 54th Fighter Squadron (6 Jun – 31 Jun 1942) (343d FG)
* [http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2%20bases%2012/GAKONA-a.jpgGakona Afld] , Gakona: coord|62.31|-145.308333|type:airport|name=Adak:: (AAF Emergency Field)
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/galena.htm Galena Afld] , Galena: coord|64.738056|-156.940833|type:airport|name=Adak:: (Civil Airport/AAF Joint Use)

* Gambell Afld, Gambell, St. Lawrence Island: coord|63.769444|-171.729444|type:airport|name=Adak:: (AAF Emergency Field also used for Lend Lease flights to Soviet Union)

* Kiska AAF, Kiska, Aelutians: coord|51.972222|177.519444|type:airport|name=Adak:: (Bulit by Japanese - taken over by USAAF after island abandoned)

* Ladd AAF, Fairbanks: coord|64.83611111|-147.6194444|type:airport|name=Adak:: 404th Bomb Squadron (12 Jul - 18 Jul 1942) (28th BG):: 18th Fighter Squadron (20Jun – 15 Aug 1946) (343d FG): Mile 26 AAF, Fairbanks: coord|64.665667|-147.1025|type:airport|name=Adak:: (Used for transient Lend-Lease aircraft and auxiliary for Ladd AAF)

* Marks AAF, Nome: coord|64.51666667|-165.45|type:airport|name=Adak:: 404th Bomb Squadron (18 - 28 Jul 1942) (28th BG):: 56th Fighter Sqauadron (20 Jun - 20 Oct 42) (54th FG)

* Ogliuga Island AAF, Ogliuga Island, Aelutians: coord|51.608056|-178.6575|type:airport|name=Adak:: (Emergency Field 1943-45)

* Juneau AAF, Juneau: coord|58.35555556|-134.575|type:airport|name=Adak:: (Civil Airport/AAF Joint Use)

* Fort Morrow AAF, Port Heiden: coord|56.95694444|-158.6333333|type:airport|name=Adak:: (Joint USAAF/USN use for defense of Kodiak Island)

* Shemya AAF, Shemya Island, Aelutians: coord|52.7125|174.1138889|type:airport|name=Adak:: 28th Bombardment Group (26 Feb 1944 - 20 Oct 1945) :: 343d Fighter Group (5 Oct 1945 - 15 Aug 1946):: 54th Fighter Squadron (18 Oct - 20 Nov 1943) (343d FG):: 344th Fighter Squadron (25 Jun 1943 - 15 Aug 1946) (343d FG):: 21st Bombardment Squadron (27 Jul – 19 Sep 1943) (28th BG)

* Amchitka AAF, Amchitka Island, Aelutians: coord|51.375|179.2583333|type:airport|name=Adak:: 343d Fighter Group (25 Jul 1943 - 22 Jan 1944):: 21st Bomb Squadron (18 Feb – Jul 1943) (28th BG):: 73d Bomb Squadron (1942 - 1943) (28th BG):: 36th Bomb Squadron (4 Jun 1942 - 1 May 1943) (28th BG):: 404th Bomb Squadron (4 Jun 1943 - 28 Feb 1944) (28th BG):: 77th Bombardment Squadron (11 Sep 1943 - 11 Feb 1944) (28th BG):: 54th Fighter Squadron (12 Mar - 18 Oct 1943) (343d FG)

* Yakutat AAF, Yakutat: coord|59.503333|-139.660333|type:airport|name=Adak:: 406th Bombardment Squadron (Jun - Nov 1942) (28th BG)

In addition many minor airstrips were built for emergency landings. The mission of these bases primarily was the wartime defense of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands and to support the Aleutian Islands Campaign against Japan.

See also

* Eleventh Air Force
* United States Army Air Force

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
* [http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2.htm Military Airfields in World War II - Alaska]
* [http://www.geocities.com/tempelhof.geo/11af.html 11th Air Force in Alaska]

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