Utah World War II Army Airfields

Utah World War II Army Airfields

Infobox Military Structure
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partof = World War II
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type=Army Airfields
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built=1940-1944
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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 Utah 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

Proving Ground Command
* Dugway AAF, Tooele: Now: Michael Army Airfield:: Part of: )

Air Technical Service Command
* Hill AAF, Clearfield: 482d Army Air Force Base Unit: Now: :: Hinckley Field, Ogden:: Sub-base of Hill AAF:: Now: Ogden-Hinckley Airport Airport codes|OGD|KOGD|OGD
* Salt Lake City AAB/APT, Salt Lake City: 6th/20th Army Air Force Base Unit: Joint Use USAAF/Civil Airport as freight terminal: Now: Salt Lake City International Airport :: Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport Airport codes|U42:: Auxillary of Salt Lake City AAF/APT, located in Kearns, Utah.

Second Air Force
* Wendover AAF, Wendover: 315th Army Air Force Base Unit: Was: Wendover Air Force Base (1947-1965): Now: Wendover Airport airport codes|ENV|KENV|ENV:: axils fields: (Delle AF Aux, Knolls CAA, Low Flight Strip)

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 - Utah]

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