Английская Википедия:Florida World War II Army Airfields

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Шаблон:Infobox military installation During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Florida for antisubmarine defense in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters, attack planes, and light and medium bombers. After early 1944, heavy bomber crews also trained in the State. However two major operations in Florida were the School of Applied Tactics and the air Proving Grounds which tested and developed new capabilities.

Most of these airfields were under the command of Third Air Force, the AAF Antisubmarine Command (AAFAC), or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC), the latter being the predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The 26th Antisubmarine Wing was headquartered in Miami. It controlled about forty percent of the AAFAC squadrons.

However the other USAAF support commands, Air Technical Service Command (ATSC) and Air Transport Command (ATC) or Troop Carrier Command, also commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles.

It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields as most were converted into municipal airports, while others transitioned to the newly established United States Air Force in 1947.

Two remained as active USAF installations until 1960 and a third until 1962, at which time they, too, were converted into purely civilian airports, the latter as a commercial airport.

A fourth became a joint civil-military commercial airport hosting a Florida Air National Guard fighter-interceptor group until 1968 when the airport was permanently closed and replaced by a newly constructed international airport and concurrently constructed Air National Guard base also hosting the same Air National Guard fighter-interceptor group which today is a full fighter wing.

A fifth airfield remained as an active Strategic Air Command (SAC) bomber, tanker and reconnaissance base with a tenant Aerospace Defense Command (ADC) air command and control squadron. The base later incorporating a commercial jetport and became a joint civil-military airport in 1962 until the closure of the USAF installation in 1975 and its conversion to a civilian commercial international airport in 1976.

A sixth airfield remained as an active Tactical Air Command (TAC), then Air Combat Command (ACC), fighter base until 1995, hosting an active ACC fighter wing, a collocated Air Force Reserve (AFRES) fighter wing, a collocated AFRES rescue squadron, and a TAC-gained Florida Air National Guard (FLANG) fighter alert detachment/operating location. Having been substantially damaged by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, it was converted to air reserve base status as a fighter base for the extant Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) fighter wing and a fighter alert detachment site for the FLANG.

The remaining airfields that transitioned from USAAF to USAF continue to function as modern day active U.S. Air Force installations under the operational control of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Combat Command (ACC) and Air Mobility Command (AMC). In addition, a former World War II-era naval air station was transferred to USAF in the 1950s and remains under the control of the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) with a tenant ACC-gained AFRC rescue wing assigned as its sole military flying unit. An Air Education and Training Command (AETC) flying training group is also a tenant command on another active naval air station.

At the former USAAF and USAAF-cum-USAF airfields, hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used also survive today, with some still used for aeronautical activities and others being used for a variety of other purposes.

Major Airfields

Multiple Commands

• Jacksonville Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert north of Jacksonville

I Bomber Command (1941)

Transferred to: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942-1943)

26th Antisubmarine Wing (Squadrons)

Transferred to: III Bomber Command

Became sub-base of: MacDill Field (1943)

Became sub-base of: Chatam Army Airfield, Georgia (1943-1944)

Transferred to: Air Service Command (1944-1945)

Later: Imeson Field Airport (1947-1968)

Concurrent Use: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg 125th Fighter-Interceptor Group, Florida Air National Guard, (1947-1968)

Now: Imeson Industrial Park (airfield closed; flight operations relocated to Jacksonville International Airport)

Third Air Force

• Drew Field, Шаблон:Convert west-northwest of Tampa

HQ Third Air Force; III Fighter Command

Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942-1943)

26th Antisubmarine Wing (Squadrons)

337th Fighter Group (Single Engine)

22d Bombardment Training Wing (Heavy)

Drew Field Replacement Training Unit (Heavy Bombardment)

Army Air Force Aircraft Warning Unit Training Center (315th AAFBU)

89th Combat Crew Training Wing

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Bartow Army Airfield

Brooksville Army Airfield

Hillsborough Army Airfield

Now: Tampa International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• MacDill Field, Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Tampa

HO III Bomber Command

27th Air Base Group

55th Bombardment Training Wing (Heavy)

326th Army Air Force Base Unit

Also used by: Air Transport Command

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Bonita Springs Auxiliary Field

Brooksville Army Airfield

Hillsborough Army Airfield

Fort Myers Army Airfield

Lakeland Army Airfield

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg MacDill Air Force Base Шаблон:Airport codes

• Avon Park Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert east-northeast of Avon Park

Initially Sub-Base of MacDill Field

III Bomber Command

88th Bombardment Group (Heavy)

Avon Park Replacement Training Unit (Heavy Bombardment)

Later: Avon Park Air Force Base (1949-1956)

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Avon Park Air Force Range and MacDill AFB Auxiliary Field Шаблон:Airport codes

• Lakeland Army Airfield / Drane Field, Шаблон:Convert southwest of Lakeland

Initially Sub-Base of MacDill Field (Drane Field)

III Bomber Command

60th Flying Training Detachment (Medium Bombardment)

Transferred to: III Fighter Command (1943)

Commando Squadron Fighter Training School

Now: Lakeland Linder International Airport (1960-Present) Шаблон:Airport codes

• Pinellas Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert north-northwest of St. Petersburg

III Fighter Command

Initially Sub Base of Sarasota Army Airfield

Pinellas Replacement Training Unit (Fighter, Single Engine)

Now: St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

Concurrent Use: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater and Army Reserve Army Aviation Support Facility

• Dale Mabry Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert west of Tallahassee

III Fighter Command

338th Fighter Group (Single Engine)

Dale Mabry Replacement Depot

335th Army Air Force Base Unit (Replacement, Fighter)

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Thomasville Army Airfield (Georgia)

Harris Neck Army Airfield (Georgia)

Perry Army Airfield

Carrabelle Flight Strip#2

Later: Dale Mabry Field (commercial airport) (1946-1961)

Now: Campus of Tallahassee Community College (airfield closed)

• Bartow Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert northeast of Bartow

III Fighter Command

54th Fighter Group (Single Engine)

Bartow Replacement Unit (Fighter, Single-Engine)

Later: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Bartow Air Base (1950-1961)

Now: Bartow Municipal Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Sarasota Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert north-northwest of Sarasota

III Bomber Command

Later: III Fighter Command

337th Fighter Group (Single Engine)

Sarasota Replacement Training Unit (Fighter, Single Engine)

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Fort Myers Army Airfield

Lake Wales Army Airfield

Pinellas Army Airfield

Punta Gorda Army Airfield

Immokalee Army Airfield

Now: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Venice Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert south-southeast of Venice

III Fighter Command

Also used by 27th Service Group (Air Service Command)

53d Fighter Group (Single Engine)

Venice Replacement Training Unit (Fighter, Single Engine)

422d Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Venice Municipal Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

AAF Training Command

Eastern Flying Training Command Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break

• Marianna Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert north-northeast of Marianna

17th Single Engine Flying Training Group (Advanced-Single Engine)

325th Army Air Force Base Unit

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Ellis Auxiliary Field

Malone Auxiliary Field

Bascom Auxiliary Field

Alliance Auxiliary Field

Later: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Graham Air Base (1951-1960)

Now: Marianna Municipal Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Hendricks Field, Шаблон:Convert east-southeast of Sebring

Specialized Pilot Training School (Four Engine)

76th Army Air Force Base Unit

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Conners Auxiliary Field

Immokalee Army Airfield

Now: Sebring Regional Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Buckingham Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert east of Fort Myers

Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School

38th Flexible Gunnery Training Group

328th Army Air Force Base Unit

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Naples Army Airfield

Now: Buckingham Field Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Tyndall Field, Шаблон:Convert southeast of Panama City

Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School

38th Flexible Gunnery Training Group

69th Army Air Force Base Unit

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Apalachicola Army Airfield

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Tyndall Air Force Base Шаблон:Airport codes

Шаблон:Col-end Eastern Technical Training Command'

• Boca Raton Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert northeast of Boca Raton

3501st Army Air Force Base Unit (Technical School, Radar)

Airfield became: Boca Raton Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

Station became: Florida Atlantic University

AAF Contract Flying Schools

• Avon Park Municipal Airport, Шаблон:Convert west-southwest of Avon Park

Lodwick Aviation Military Academy

61st Army Air Force Fight Training Detachment (Contract Flying)

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Avon Park Auxiliary Field#1

Avon Park Auxiliary Field#2

Avon Park Auxiliary Field#3

Avon Park Auxiliary Field#4

Now: Avon Park Executive Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Lodwick Field, Шаблон:Convert north-northeast of Lakeland

Lodwick Aviation Military Academy

60th Flying Training Detachment (Contract Pilot School)

Also: Royal Air Force training

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Coronet Auxiliary Field

Haldeman-Elder Auxiliary Field

Hampton Auxiliary Field

Lodwick Auxiliary Field

Northeast Auxiliary Field#1

Northwest Auxiliary Field#3

Gilbert Auxiliary Field

Now: Closed 1957, currently recreation area

• Riddle Field, Шаблон:Convert west-southwest of Clewiston

Riddle-McKay Aero College

75th Flying Training Detachment (Contract Pilot School)

Also: Royal Air Force training

Now: Airglades Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Taylor Field Airport, Шаблон:Convert southwest of Ocala

Greenville Aviation School

Also operated: AAFSAT Ocala Bombing Range

Now: Closed 1962, currently industrial park

• Carlstrom Field, Шаблон:Convert southeast of Arcadia

Riddle Aeronautical Institute

53d Flying Training Detachment (Contract Pilot School)

2148th Army Air Force Base Unit (Contract Pilot School)

Also: Royal Air Force training

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Arcadia Airport

Myrtle Auxiliary Field

Southwest Auxiliary Field

Sparkman Auxiliary Field

Wells Auxiliary Field

Now: Closed 1945, currently Desoto County Juvenile Correctional Complex

• Dorr Field, Шаблон:Convert east of Arcadia

Riddle Aeronautical Institute

54th Flying Training Detachment]] (Contract Pilot School)

2148th Army Air Force Base Unit]] (Contract Pilot School)

Also: Royal Air Force training

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Dorr Auxiliary Field#1

Dorr Auxiliary Field#2

Dorr Auxiliary Field#3

Dorr Auxiliary Field#4

Now: Closed 1945, currently Desoto County Correctional Institution

• Chapman Field, Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Miami

Civil, AAF, Navy training usage

Riddle Aeronautical Institute

Now: Closed 1947, partly Chapman Field Subtropical Horticulture Research Station

Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics

• Orlando Army Air Base, Шаблон:Convert east of Orlando (1941-1947)

Initially used by: I Bomber Command (1941-1942)

Initially used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

13th Bombardment Group (1942-1943)

HQ Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (1942)

9th Bombardment Group (Heavy)

50th Fighter Group (Special)

HQ Army Air Force Interceptor Command School (1943)

481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Brooksville Army Airfield

Bushnell Army Airfield

Kissimmee Army Airfield

Cross City Army Airfield (1942-1946); Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Cross City Air Force Station (1958-1970)

Zephyrhills Army Airfield

Airfield became: Orlando Municipal Airport (1946)

Now: Orlando Executive Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

Ground Station became: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Orlando Air Force Base (1947-1967)

Ground Station transferred to: United States Navy as
Naval Training Center Orlando (1968-1999)

Now: Baldwin Park neighborhood of Orlando

• Pinecastle Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert south-southeast of Orlando

sub-base of Orlando Army Airbase (1942-1945)

AAFSAT Technical Center

Transferred to: Air Proving Ground Command (1945)

Later: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Pinecastle Air Force Base (1951-1958);
Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg McCoy Air Force Base (1958-1975)

Now: Orlando International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Alachua Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert northeast of Gainesville

sub-base of Orlando Army Airbase (1942-1943)

AAFSAT Medium Bombardment training unit

415th Bombardment Group (Medium)

Transferred to: III Fighter Command (1943)

Commando Squadron Fighter Training School

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Cross City Army Airfield

Keystone Army Airfield

Leesburg Army Airfield

Montbrook Army Airfield

Now: Gainesville Regional Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Dunnellon Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert east of Dunnellon

sub-base of Orlando Army Airbase (1942-1944)

AAFSAT Night Fighter Department (Dark)

420th Night Fighter Squadron

Transferred to: III Fighter Command (1944)

Commando Troop Carrier Training School

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Canal Auxiliary Field

Now: Dunnellon/Marion County Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

Air Transport Command

• Homestead Army Air Base, Шаблон:Convert east-northeast of Homestead

Station 8, Caribbean Wing, ATC

563d Army Air Force Base Unit

Was: Dade County Airport (1945-1955)

Was: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Homestead Air Force Base (1955-1994)

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Homestead Air Reserve Base (1994-Present) Шаблон:Airport codes

• Miami Army Airfield (36th Street Airport), Miami

Joint Civil/Army Airfield use

Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

HQ 45th Bombardment Group (I Bomber Command) (1942)

HQ 26th Antisubmarine Wing (1942-1943)

Army Air Forces Pilot School (Miscellaneous Fields)

Operated by Pan American Airways

Later: : 408th Army Air Force Base Unit (Contract pilot training)

1595th Army Air Force Base Unit (First Foreign Transport Group)

1105th Army Air Force Base Unit (ATC Caribbean Wing)

Now: Miami International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Morrison Field, Шаблон:Convert southwest of West Palm Beach

Initially used by: 8th Pursuit Wing, III Interceptor Command

Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

26th Antisubmarine Wing (Squadrons)

HQ Caribbean Wing, ATC

427th Army Air Force Base Unit

Also used by: United States Navy

Later: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Palm Beach Air Force Base (1951-1962)

Now: Palm Beach International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

Proving Ground Command

• Eglin Field, Шаблон:Convert southwest of Valparaiso

HQ Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command

Known sub-bases and auxiliaries

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #1

Now Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Eglin AFB Aux Fld #1, Wagner Field

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #2

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Eglin AFB Aux Fld #2 Pierce Field

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Eglin AFB Aux Fld #3, Duke Field

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #4

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Eglin AFB Aux Fld #4, Peel Field

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #5

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Eglin AFB Aux Fld #5, Piccolo Field

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #6

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Eglin AFB Aux Fld #6 Biancur Field and Camp Rudder (1 October 1958-Present)

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #7

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Eglin AFB Aux Fld #7, Epler Field

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #8

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Eglin AFB Auf Fld #8, Baldsiefen Field

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #9

Previously Eglin AFB Aux Fld #9, Hurlburt Field (1947-1955)

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Hurlburt Field

Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #10 (Dillon Field) (1943)

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Naval Outlying Landing Field Choctaw (United States Navy)

Santa Rosa Island Range Complex

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Santa Rosa Island Range Complex

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Eglin Air Force Base Шаблон:Airport codes

Minor Airfields

• Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Boca Chica, Шаблон:Convert east-northeast of Key West

Used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942-1943)

26th Antisubmarine Wing (Squadrons)

Now: Файл:Roundel of the USAF.svg Naval Air Station Key West Шаблон:Airport codes

• Naval Outlying Field (OLF) Marathon, Шаблон:Convert east-northeast of Marathon

Used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942-1943)

26th Antisubmarine Wing (Squadrons)

Now: Florida Keys Marathon Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Naval Outlying Field Meacham, Шаблон:Convert east of Key West

Used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942-1943)

26th Antisubmarine Wing (Squadrons)

Now: Key West International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Lantana Airport, Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of West Palm Beach

Used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942-1943)

26th Antisubmarine Wing (Squadrons)

Now: Palm Beach County Park Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Flagler Beach Airport, Flagler Beach

Civil Air Patrol Use

Used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942-1943)

26th Antisubmarine Wing (Squadrons)

Closed appx. 1945, now abandoned

• Jasper CAA Site#43, Шаблон:Convert south-southeast of Jasper

Likely Emergency landing airfield

Closed appx. 1950, now farmland

• Pomona Field, Шаблон:Convert east of Pomona Park

Likely Emergency landing airfield

Now: Pomona Landing Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Quincy Municipal Airport, Шаблон:Convert east-northeast of Quincy

Likely Emergency landing airfield

Now: Quincy Municipal Airport Шаблон:Airport codes

• Withlacoochee Army Airfield, Шаблон:Convert east of Lacoochee

Used by the Dugway Proving Ground Mobile Chemical Warfare Testing Unit

Now: Closed appx. 1945, now abandoned

References

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Шаблон:ISBN.
• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Шаблон:ISBN.
• Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . Шаблон:ISBN
• Military Airfields in World War II - Florida