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Georgia World War II Army Airfields

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Army Airfields

In use
  
1940--present

Built
  
1940-1944

Georgia World War II Army Airfields

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Georgia for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

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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.

First Air Force, later Third Air Force

  • Chatham Army Airfield, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) west-northwest of Savannah
    • 425th Base Headquarters & Air Base Squadron: 22 January 1943-10 April 1944 114th Army Air Force Base Unit (First AF): 10 April 1944-28 March 1945 323rd Army Air Force Base Unit (Third AF): 1 May 1945-8 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 (IATA: SAV, ICAO: KSAV, FAA LID: SAV) And Savannah Air National Guard Base And Georgia ANG Combat Readiness Training Center
  • Harris Neck Army Airfield, 32.7 miles (52.6 km) south-southwest of Savannah
    • Sub-base of: Dale Mabry Field, Florida 346th Army Air Force Base Unit (Third AF): 1 May 1944-1945 Transferred to: United States Navy (1945) Now: Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge

    AAF Training Command

    Eastern Flying Training Command

    References

    Georgia World War II Army Airfields Wikipedia
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