- Oklahoma World War II Army Airfields
-
Oklahoma 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 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
- Altus AAF, Altus
- Central Flying Training Command
- 453d Army Air Force Base Unit
- Now: Altus Air Force Base
- Enid AAF, Enid
- Gulf Coast Training Center, 1942
- Central Flying Training Command
- 80th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Now: Vance Air Force Base
- Frederick AAF, Frederick
- Central Flying Training Command
- 452d Army Air Force Base Unit
- Now: Frederick Municipal Airport (IATA: FDR, ICAO: KFDR)
- Miami Municipal Airport, Miami
- Central Flying Training Command
- Now: Miami Municipal Airport (IATA: MIO, ICAO: KMIO)
- Mustang Field AAF, El Reno
- Central Flying Training Command
- 320th Flying Training detachment
- Now: El Reno Regional Airport (IATA: KRQO, ICAO: RQO)
Air Technical Service Command
- Tinker Field AAF, Oklahoma City
- 497th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Now: Tinker Air Force Base
Fourth Air Force
- Ardmore AAF, Ardmore
- 418th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Now: Ardmore Municipal Airport (IATA: ADM, ICAO: KADM)
- Muskogee AAF, Muskogee
- 534th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Was: Hatbox Field (Now Closed)
- Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City
- Joint Use USAAF/Civil Airport
- 38th Army Air Force Base Unit
- Now Will Rogers World Airport (IATA: OKC, ICAO: KOKC)
- Woodward AAF
- Sub-field of Will Rogers Field
- 532d Army Air Force Base Unit
- Now: West Woodward Airport (IATA: WWR, ICAO: KWWR)
Air Transport Command
- Tulsa Municipal Airport, Tulsa
- Now: Tulsa International Airport (IATA: TUL, ICAO: 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.
References
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- Military Airfields in World War II - Oklahoma
External links
Airfields Group Training Stations · Replacement Training Stations · Tactical AirfieldsUnits Commands IV Bomber Command · IV Fighter Command · IV Air Support CommandWings 21st Bombardment · Los Angeles Fighter · San Diego Fighter · San Francisco Fighter · Seattle FighterGroups Bombardment 12th Bombardment · 30th Bombardment · 41st Bombardment · 42d Bombardment · 47th Bombardment · 380th Bombardment · 385th Bombardment · 389th Bombardment · 392d Bombardment · 399th Bombardment · 449th Bombardment · 450th Bombardment · 451st Bombardment · 453rd Bombardment · 454th Bombardment · 455th Bombardment · 456th Bombardment · 461st Bombardment · 463d Bombardment · 465th Bombardment · 466th Bombardment · 470th Bombardment · 483rd Bombardment · 486th Bombardment · 491st Bombardment · 492d BombardmentFighter 1st Fighter · 14th Fighter · 20th Fighter · 35th Fighter · 51st Fighter · 55th Fighter · 78th Fighter · 81st Fighter · 82d Fighter · 328th Fighter · 329th Fighter · 339th Fighter · 354th Fighter · 360th Fighter · 363rd Fighter · 364th Fighter · 369th Fighter · 367th Fighter · 372d Fighter · 412th Fighter · 473d Fighter · 474th Fighter · 478th Fighter · 479th FighterReconnaissance 68th Reconnaissance · 69th ReconnaissanceTroop Carrier United States Army Air Forces
First · Second · Third · Fourth · Fifth · Sixth · Seventh · Eighth · Ninth · Tenth · Eleventh · Twelfth · Thirteenth · Fourteenth · Fifteenth · TwentiethCategories:- Military units and formations of the United States in World War II
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.