Henderson Auxiliary Field

Henderson Auxiliary Airfield

2006 USGS airphoto
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Summary
Operator United States Army Air Force
Location Millers Ferry, Alabama
Coordinates 32°07′18″N 087°22′28″W / 32.12167°N 87.37444°W / 32.12167; -87.37444
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Henderson AF

Location of Henderson Auxiliary Field

Henderson Auxiliary Field is a closed facility of the United States Army that is located two miles (3.2 km) north-northeast of Millers Ferry, Alabama. Following its closure, it was reopened as Henderson Airport.

History

The airport was built in about 1942 as an auxiliary airfield to the Army pilot school at Craig Army Airfield. It was designated Craig Army Auxiliary Airfield #3. It had two 4,000-foot asphalt runways, oriented NNE/SSW & WNW/ESE. The field was said to not have any hangars. It was apparently unmanned unless necessary for aircraft recovery.

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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