Ohio World War II Army Airfields

Ohio 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 Ohio 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

Army Air Force Training Command Bricker APT, Bowling Green Contract Primary Flying Instruction Now: Wood County Airport (IATA: 1G0) Lockbourne AAB, Columbus 374th Army Air Force Base Unit Was: Lockbourne Air Force Base (1948-1974) Was: Rickenbacker Air Force Base (1974-1980) Now: Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (1980-Pres) Also: Rickenbacker International Airport (1994-Pres) (IATA: LCK, ICAO: KLCK, FAA LID: LCK) Eastern Flight Training Center Kenton County Airport, Covington, Kentucky Sub-base of Lockbourne AAB Now: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG, FAA LID: CVG) Air Transport Command Lunken APT, Cincinnati Joint use USAAF–Navy–Civil airfield Now: Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport (IATA: LUK, ICAO: KLUK)

Air Technical Service Command Cleveland MAP, Cleveland Aircraft assembly and modification facilities Now: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (IATA: CLE, ICAO: KCLE, FAA LID: CLE) Patterson Field AAF, Fairfield 478th Army Air Force Base Unit Merged 1948 with Wright Field AAF Wright Field, AAF, Dayton Merged 1948 with Patterson Field Now: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (1948-Pres) Dayton AAF, Dayton Sub-base of Wright Field AAF Joint use USAAF/Navy/Civil Airfield Now: Dayton International Airport (IATA: DAY, ICAO: KDAY, FAA LID: DAY) Clinton County AAF, Wilmington, Ohio Sub-base of Wright Field AAF Glider Training Now: Airborne Airpark (IATA: ILN, ICAO: KILN, FAA LID: ILN)

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 - Ohio

External links

	United States Air Force portal
	Military of the United States portal