Georgia World War II Army Airfields

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Most of these airfields were under the command of Third Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) 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

First Air Force, later Third Air Force

425th Base Headquarters & Air Base Squadron: 22 January 1943Template:Snd10 April 1944
114th Army Air Force Base Unit (First AF): 10 April 1944Template:Snd28 March 1945
323rd Army Air Force Base Unit (Third AF): 1 May 1945Template:Snd8 Jun 1947
Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942–1943)
Transferred to: Third Air Force (1945)
Was: Chatham Air Force Base (1947–1950)
Now: Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries)
And File:Roundel of the USAF.svg Savannah Air National Guard Base
And File:Roundel of the USAF.svg Georgia ANG Combat Readiness Training Center
Sub-base of: Dale Mabry Field, Florida
346th Army Air Force Base Unit (Third AF): 1 May 1944Template:Snd1945
Transferred to: United States Navy (1945)
Now: Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge

Third Air Force

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AAF Training Command

Eastern Flying Training Command

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AAF Contract Flying Schools

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Air Technical Service Command

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Minor airfields

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Camp Benning Army Support
54th Army Air Force Base Unit (I Troop Carrier Command)
Was: Lawson Air Force Base (1947–1954)
Now: File:Roundel of the USAF.svg Lawson Army Airfield (Template:Comma separated entries)
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Camp Stewart Army Support
WASP/Antiaircraft Training
Now: File:Roundel of the USAF.svg MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (Template:Comma separated entries)

References

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  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas Template:Catalog lookup link
  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Template:ISBN.
  • Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Template:ISBN.
  • Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now – Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . Template:ISBN
  • Military Airfields in World War II – Georgia

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