Oklahoma World War II Army Airfields

Oklahoma World War II Army Airfields
Oklahoma World War II Army Airfields

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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 Oklahoma for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

Most of these airfields were under the command of Fourth 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 Forces Training Command

Central Flying Training Command
453d Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Altus Air Force Base
Gulf Coast Training Center, 1942
Central Flying Training Command
80th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Vance Air Force Base
Central Flying Training Command
452d Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Frederick Municipal Airport (IATA: FDRICAO: KFDR)
  • Miami Municipal Airport, Miami
Central Flying Training Command
Now: Miami Municipal Airport (IATA: MIOICAO: KMIO)
Central Flying Training Command
320th Flying Training detachment
Now: El Reno Regional Airport (IATA: KRQOICAO: RQO)

Air Technical Service Command

497th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Tinker Air Force Base

Fourth Air Force

418th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Ardmore Municipal Airport (IATA: ADMICAO: KADM)
534th Army Air Force Base Unit
Was: Hatbox Field (Now Closed)
Joint Use USAAF/Civil Airport
38th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now Will Rogers World Airport (IATA: OKCICAO: KOKC)
  • Woodward AAF
Sub-field of Will Rogers Field
532d Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: West Woodward Airport (IATA: WWRICAO: KWWR)

Air Transport Command

  • Tulsa Municipal Airport, Tulsa
Now: Tulsa International Airport (IATA: TULICAO: KTUL)

Note: Clinton-Sherman AFB, originally Clinton Naval Air Station, was acquired by the U. S. Navy in 1942. It was on 15 September 1954, that the USAF leased the site from the City of Clinton to be used as an Air Force Base.

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