Maine World War II Army Airfields

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Most of these airfields were under the command of First 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

7th Army Air Force Base Unit
Was: Dow Air Force Base (1947 – 1968)
Now: Bangor Air National Guard Base and Bangor International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries)

Air Transport Command

North Atlantic Wing, ATC
494th Army Air Force Base Unit
Was: Presque Isle Air Force Base (1948 – 1961)
Now: Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (Template:Comma separated entries)
North Atlantic Wing, ATC
378th Army Air Force Base Unit
Now: Houlton International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries)

Bibliography

  • 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 - Volume 2. Pictorial Histories Pub. Template:ISBN.

External links

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