Washington World War II Army Airfields

Washington World War II Army Airfields

Infobox Military Structure
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used= 1940-Present
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events=During World War II, the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Washington for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

Most of these airfields were under the command of Second 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); 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

Second Air Force
* Bellingham/Tulip AAF, Bellingham: Now: Bellingham International Airport
Airport codes|BLI|KBLI|BLI
* Ephrata AAF, Ephrata: 355th Army Air Force Base Unit: Now: Ephrata Municipal Airport
Airport codes|EPH|KEPH|EPH
* Geiger/Sunset Field AAF, Spokane: 41st Army Air Force Base Unit: Now: Spokane International Airport
Airport codes|GEG|KGEG|GEG :: Seven Mile Gunnery Range, Spokane:: Sub-base of Geiger AAF
(7 miles NW of Spokane; may have only been a target field.):: Felts Field, Spokane:: Auxillary of Geiger AAF:: Joint civil and contract AAF pilot training:: Now: Felts Field Airport Airport codes|SFF|KSFF
* McChord Field AAF, Tacoma: 43d Army Air Force Base Unit: Now:
* Olympia AAF, Olympia: Now: Olympia Airport
Airport codes|OLM|KOLM|OLM
* Paine Field AAF, Everett/Paine: 33d Army Air Force Base Unit: Was: Paine Air Force Base (1951-1968)
(Joint use USAF/Civil Airport): Now: Paine Field Airport codes|PAE|KPAE|
* Port Angeles AAF, Port Angeles, Washington: Now: William R. Fairchild International Airport
Airport codes|CLM|KCLM
* Port Townsend AAF, Port Hadlock: Now: Jefferson County International Airport Airport codes|0S9
* Walla Walla AAF, Walla Walla: 357th Army Air Force Base Unit: Now: Walla Walla Regional Airport airport codes|ALW|KALW|ALW

Air Technical Service Command
* Boeing Field, Seattle
airport codes|BFI|KBFI : Aircraft delivery facility, Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
* Ellensburg AAF, Ellensburg: Now: Bowers Field Airport
Airport codes|ELN|KELN|ELN
* Moses Lake AAF, Moses Lake: 465th Army Air Force Base Unit: Was: Moses Lake Air Force Base (1947): Was: Larson Air Force Base (1948-1966): Now: Grant County International Airport
Airport codes|MWL|KMWL|MWL
* Spokane AAF, Spokane: 498th Army Air Force Base Unit: Was: Spokane Air Force Base (1947-1950): Now:

Army Air Force Training Command
* Yakima Air Base, Yakima: Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport: Contract Flying School: Now: Yakima Air Terminal airport codes|YKM|KYKM

Air Transport Command
* Gray Field, AAF, Fort Lewis: 302d Army Air Force Base Unit: Now: Active Army Airfield which supports Fort Lewis.

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
* Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0912799129.
* Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . ISBN 1575100517
* [http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2.htm Military Airfields in World War II - Washington]

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