Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis
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Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis was a United States Navy facility located in Hyannis, Massachusetts operational from 1942 to 1945. It existed as an auxiliary air facility of Naval Air Station Quonset Point.
History
From 1942 to 1943, the facility was operated by the United States Army Air Forces as Hyannis Army Air Field and operated Douglas B-18 Bolo aircraft on anti-submarine patrols under the operational control of Westover Field. In 1943. the United States Navy took control of the facility and trained many aviators.[1]
Redevelopment
Today, the field operates as Barnstable Municipal Airport.[1]
See also
References
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External links
- Congressional appropriation for a water tank on the site
- Newspaper article on the loss of five airmen
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- Barnstable, Massachusetts
- Defunct airports in Massachusetts
- Installations of the United States Navy in Massachusetts
- Military airbases established in 1942
- United States Naval Auxiliary Landing Fields
- Closed installations of the United States Navy
- Military installations closed in 1945
- 1942 establishments in Massachusetts
- 1945 disestablishments in Massachusetts