Lawson Army Airfield

Lawson Army Airfield

Infobox Airport
name = Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning)


image-size =
caption =
IATA = LSF
ICAO = KLSF
FAA = LSF
type = Military
owner = United States Army
location = Fort Benning
Columbus, Georgia
elevation-f = 232
elevation-m = 71
coordinates = coord|32|20|14|N|084|59|29|W|type:airport_region:US
website =
r1-number = 15/33
r1-length-f = 10,000
r1-length-m = 3048
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=LSF|use=PR|own=MR|site=03799.8*A]

Lawson Army Airfield Airport codes|LSF|KLSF|LSF is a military airport located at Fort Benning in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, south of the city of Columbus, Georgia. It is Fort Benning's primary Force Projection Platform.

Facilities

Lawson Army Airfield has one runway:
* Runway 15/33: 10,000 ft. x 150 ft. (3,048 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

History

Although the area was used as an airfield since WWI, it did not have an official name until a War Department order (dated July 6, 1931) designated it "Lawson Field", in honor of Captain Walter Rolls Lawson.disputed-inline Captain Lawson was a pilot who served during World War I with the 91st French French Escadrille in France,and was awared the Distinguished Service Cross. He was killed in an airplane accident in 1923 at McCook Field, now Wright-Patterson Air force Base.

During World War II, Lawson AAF was commanded by the United States Army Air Force (Third Air Force). It was used as a transport/cargo aircraft training facility. USAAF Groups which were trained at Lawson were:

* 74th Observation Group (27 Feb 1942 - 10 Apr 1942)
Trained personnel in aerial reconnaissance, medium bombardment, and fighter techniques

* 316th Troop Carrier (Aug 1942 - 29 Sep 1942) Douglas C-47/C-53 Skytrain
* 314th Troop Carrier (20 Feb 1943 - May 1943) Douglas C-47/C-53 Skytrain
* 63rd Troop Carrier (7 May 1943 - 3 Jun 1943) Douglas C-47/C-53 Skytrain
* 10th Troop Carrier (30 Nov 1943 - 21 Jan 1944) Douglas C-47/C-53 Skytrain
* 438th Troop Carrier (1 Oct-15 Nov 1945) (Used for unit deactivation)

United States Air Force Units at Lawson Air Force Base were:

* 434th Troop Carrier Wing (23 Jan 1952 - 1 Feb 1953) Curtiss C-46 Command0
* 464th Troop Carrier Wing (1 Feb 1953 - 21 Sep 1954) Curtiss C-46 Command0

Lawson AFB was closed in 1954 and the facility turned over to the Army. It has operated continually since that time as Lawson AAF.

ee Also

* Georgia World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/lawson.htm Lawson Army Airfield] (GlobalSecurity.org)
*FAA-diagram|00146


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