Oregon World War II Army Airfields

Oregon World War II Army Airfields
Part of World War II
Corvallis AAF Portland AAB Madras AAF Medford AAF Pendleton AAF Salem AAF Map Of Oregon World War II Army Airfields
Type	Army Airfields
Site history
Built	1940-1944
In use	1940-present

Oregon World War II Army Airfields were the airfields built or repurposed during World War II for training pilots and aircrews of United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters and bombers in Oregon.

Most of these airfields were under the command of Second Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command). 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, though 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

Second Air Force

Corvallis AAF, Corvallis

II Fighter Command

Also known as MAAS Corvallis / MCAAF Corvalis (temp transfer to US Navy/US Marine Corps)

Now: Corvallis Municipal Airport (IATA: CVO, ICAO: KCVO)

Portland AAB, Portland

44th Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Portland International Airport and

Portland Air National Guard Base (IATA: PDX, ICAO: KPDX)

Joint use AAF/Navy/Civil Airport

Redmond AAF, Redmond

Sub-base of Portland AAF

Now: Roberts Field Airport (IATA: RDM, ICAO: KRDM)

Also several auxiliary fields (Aurora Flight Strip, Eugene Municipal Airport)

Air Technical Service Command

Madras AAF, Madras

Now: Madras Municipal Airport (was City-County Airport) (IATA: S33)

Medford AAF, Medford

Joint use with US Navy

Now: Medford Jackson County Airport (IATA: MFR, ICAO: KMFR)

Pendleton Field AAF, Pendleton

Spokane Air Service Command

470th Army Air Force Base Unit

Joint use with US Navy

Now: Pendleton Regional Airport (IATA: PDT, ICAO: KPDT)

Salem AAF, Salem

Now: McNary Field Airport (IATA: SLE, ICAO: KSLE)

References

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . ISBN 1-57510-051-7
Military Airfields in World War II - Oregon

External links

Army Air Forces Training Command

Flying Training

Flying Schools	Eastern Flying Training Command Central Flying Training Command Western Flying Training Command

Specialized Schools	Bombardier Contract Flying Glider Training Gunnery Navigator

Technical Training

USAAF Second Air Force in World War II

Airfields

Group Training Stations
Heavy Bombardment Training Stations
Replacement Training Stations
Tactical Airfields
Very Heavy Bomber Bases

Units

Commands

Wings

Groups

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Reconnaissance	2d Reconnaissance 3d Reconnaissance 4th Reconnaissance 5th Reconnaissance 6th Reconnaissance 7th Reconnaissance 8th Reconnaissance 71st Reconnaissance 77th Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier	443d Troop Carrier

United States Army Air Forces

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Oregon World War II Army Airfields

Major airfields

See also

References

External links