Michigan World War II Army Airfields

Michigan World War II Army Airfields
Part of World War II
Type	Army Airfields
Built	1940-1944
In use	1940-present

During World War II, the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Michigan 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-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 Alpena AAF, Alpena 100th Army Air Force Base Unit Now: Alpena County Regional Airport (IATA: APN, ICAO: KAPN) Kinross AAF, Kinross Sub-base of Alpena AAF Was: Kinross Air Force Base (1947-1959) Was: Kincheloe Air Force Base (1959-1977) Now: Chippewa County International Airport (IATA: CIU, ICAO: KCIU) Raco AAF, Raco Sub-base of Alpena AAF Was: Used by Michigan National Guard and by Kincheloe AFB as a BOMARC missile site. Closed 1972. Now: Non-aviation use Old runways used for automotive testing. Grayling AAF, Grayling Now Active United States Army airfield, part of Camp Grayling Tri-City AAF, Saginaw Now: MBS International Airport (IATA: MBS, ICAO: KMBS) Troop Carrier Command Kellog AAF, Battle Creek Troop Carrier Training 321st Army Air Force Base Unit Now: W. K. Kellogg Regional Airport (IATA: BTL, ICAO: KBTL)

First Air Force Selfridge AAF, Mt. Clemens 4th Army Air Force Base Unit Was Selfridge Air Force Base (1947-1971) Now: Selfridge Air National Guard Base (1971-Pres) Oscoda AAF, Oscoda 524th Army Air Force Base Unit (Reduced) Sub-base of Selfridge AAF Was: Oscoda Air Force Base (1947-1953) Was: Wurtsmith Air Force Base (1953-1993) Now: Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (IATA: OSC, ICAO: KOSC) Army Air Force Training Command Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan Eastern Technical Training Command 484th Army Air Force Base Unit Now: Public Airport (IATA: YIP, ICAO: KYIP) Also home of the Yankee Air Museum Air Transport Command Romulus AAF, Detroit 3d Ferrying Group 345th Army Air Force Base Unit Joint Use USAAF/Civil Airport Now: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW)

See also

	Military of the United States portal
	United States Air Force portal

• Naval Air Station Grosse Ile

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
• Military Airfields in World War II - Michigan

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