During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Arizona for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
Arizona World War II Army Airfields | |
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Douglas AAF Hereford AAF Falcon AAF Kingman AAF Yucca AAF Luke AAF Ajo AAF Gila Bend AFAF Marana AAF Ryan AAF Thunderbird #1 Thunderbird #2 Yuma AAF Dateland AAF Coolidge AAF Williams AAF Winslow MAP Tucson MAP Davis–Monthan AAF | |
Type | Army Airfields |
Site history | |
Built | 1940–1944 |
In use | 1940–present |
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.
Air Transport Command
Fourth Air Force
Air Technical Service Command
Civilian Pilot Training Program
Army Air Forces Training Command
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Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command
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