- Kentucky World War II Army Airfields
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events=DuringWorld War II , theUnited States Army Air Force (USAAF) established numerous airfields inKentucky for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.Most of these airfields were under the command of
First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-dayUnited 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 theCold War . Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes.Major Airfields
First Air Force
* Godman AAF, Fort Knox: Support for Fort Knox: 99th Army Air Force Base Unit: Was: Godman Air Force Base (1947-1954): Now: Active United States Army Airfield
* Campbell AAF, Fort Campbell/Hopkinsville: Sub-base of Smyrna AAF,Tennessee : 99th Army Air Force Base Unit (DET): Was: Campbell Air Force Base (1947-1959): Now: Active United States Army AirfieldAir Technical Service Command
* Louisville MAP, Louisville: Aircraft Modification Center: Now:Louisville International Airport Airport codes|SDF|KSDF|SDFTroop Carrier Command
* Bowman Field AAF, Louisville: AAF Convalescent Hospital: 27th Army Air Force Base Unit: Now:Bowman Field Airport Airport codes|LOU|KLOU|LOU:: Lexington/Bluegrass AAF, Lexington:: Auxillary to Bowman AAF:: Now:Blue Grass Airport Airport codes|LEX|KLEX|LEXReferences
* 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 - Kentucky]External links
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