Wyoming World War II Army Airfields

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events=During World War II, the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Wyoming 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

Air Technical Service Command
* Casper AAF, Wyoming: 331st Army Air Force Base Unit: Also used by Continental Air Forces (CAF): Now: Natrona County International Airport Airport codes|CPR|KCPR
* Cheyenne MAP, Cheyenne: Joint Use USAAF/Civil Airport: Now: Cheyenne Regional Airport Airport codes|CYS|KCYS

* Note: F. E. Warren Air Force Base was a United States Army facility during World War II. It became a United States Air Force base in 1947, however the only conventional airfield ever located at F. E. Warren AFB was a single dirt strip used for light aircraft landings during the war. No aircraft were ever assigned to the facility.

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 - Wyoming]

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