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Michigan World War II Army Airfields

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899: 773: 23: 841: 688: 418: 288: 1624: 1604: 677: 830: 116:). Other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC); Air Transport Command (ATC) or Troop Carrier Command) commanded a significant number of airfields in support roles. 1629: 712: 670: 823: 868: 663: 119:
Remnants of these wartime airfields exist. Many were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture, and several were retained as
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Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
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Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub .
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Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the United States by state
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for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Michigan
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Closed 1972. 64:; 80 years ago 1646: 1497: 895: 769: 443:Sub-base of Selfridge AAF 320:MBS International Airport 458:Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport 451:Wurtsmith Air Force Base 205:Kincheloe Air Force Base 121:United States Air Force 111:United States Air Force 356:Troop Carrier Training 251:Sub-base of Alpena AAF 879:Freeman Army Airfield 533:Air Transport Command 507:Now: Public Airport ( 366:W. K. Kellogg Airport 343:Troop Carrier Command 1610:Airports in Michigan 1481:Freeman Field Mutiny 992:Philadelphia Fighter 884:Godman Army Airfield 1439:441st Troop Carrier 1434:440th Troop Carrier 1429:439th Troop Carrier 1424:438th Troop Carrier 1419:437th Troop Carrier 1414:436th Troop Carrier 1409:435th Troop Carrier 1404:434th Troop Carrier 1389:375th Troop Carrier 1384:349th Troop Carrier 1379:317th Troop Carrier 1374:316th Troop Carrier 1369:315th Troop Carrier 1364:314th Troop Carrier 1359:313th Troop Carrier 1308:26th Reconnaissance 732:Specialized schools 491:Ypsilanti, Michigan 256:Kincheloe AFB as a 1444:442d Troop Carrier 1399:433d Troop Carrier 1394:403d Troop Carrier 1354:89th Troop Carrier 1339:61st Troop Carrier 1334:60th Troop Carrier 1329:10th Troop Carrier 1313:73d Reconnaissance 972:61st Troop Carrier 967:60th Troop Carrier 952:50th Troop Carrier 947:25th Antisubmarine 781:Technical training 487:Willow Run Airport 48:United States Army 44:Controlled by 1592: 1591: 1493: 1492: 1489: 1488: 1460:1st Search Attack 1349:63d Troop Carrier 1344:62d Troop Carrier 1080:471st Bombardment 1075:460th Bombardment 1070:459th Bombardment 1065:455th Bombardment 1055:400th Bombardment 1045:301st Bombardment 962:53d Troop Carrier 957:52d Troop Carrier 926:I Fighter Command 806: 805: 767: 766: 592: 591: 550:3d Ferrying Group 527:Yankee Air Museum 525:Also home of the 295:(did not xfer to 84: 83: 1637: 1106:4th Combat Cargo 1096:1st Combat Cargo 1060:402d Bombardment 1050:302d Bombardment 1040:45th Bombardment 1030:34th Bombardment 1020:13th Bombardment 1005: 982:New York Fighter 921:I Bomber Command 911: 901: 843: 833: 826: 819: 810: 775: 703: 690: 680: 673: 666: 657: 420: 290: 265:Non-aviation use 136: 72: 70: 65: 39:Site information 25: 16: 1645: 1644: 1640: 1639: 1638: 1636: 1635: 1634: 1595: 1594: 1593: 1588: 1485: 1469: 1465:477th Composite 1448: 1317: 1296: 1110: 1101:2d Combat Cargo 1084: 1035:43d Bombardment 1025:22d Bombardment 996: 987:Norfolk Fighter 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480: 479: 473: 465: 429:Oscoda AAF, 393: 392: 387: 381: 373: 350:Battle Creek 342: 341: 335: 327: 308:Tri-City AAF 276:Grayling AAF 228: 220: 179: 171: 140: 139: 118: 100: 88:World War II 85: 80:1940–present 54:Site history 1172:83d Fighter 1137:52d Fighter 1132:33d Fighter 1122:8th Fighter 1008:Bombardment 539:Romulus AAF 453:(1953-1993) 401:Mt. Clemens 299:), part of 207:(1959-1977) 77:In use 1599:Categories 1574:Fourteenth 1569:Thirteenth 739:Bombardier 608:References 147:Alpena AAF 1584:Twentieth 1579:Fifteenth 1474:Incidents 859:Airfields 759:Navigator 440:(reduced) 62:1940–1944 1559:Eleventh 914:Commands 596:See also 280:Grayling 239:Raco AAF 125:Cold War 96:Michigan 1564:Twelfth 1539:Seventh 1115:Fighter 754:Gunnery 543:Detroit 312:Saginaw 189:Kinross 105:or the 86:During 67: ( 1544:Eighth 1524:Fourth 1514:Second 1001:Groups 639:  628:  617:  587: 431:Oscoda 258:BOMARC 151:Alpena 90:, the 1554:Tenth 1549:Ninth 1534:Sixth 1529:Fifth 1519:Third 1509:First 1453:Other 940:Wings 907:Units 845:USAAF 562:Now: 456:Now: 449:Was: 415:Now: 364:Now: 318:Now: 263:Now: 210:Now: 203:Was: 162:Now: 59:Built 637:ISBN 626:ISBN 615:ISBN 581:KDTW 577:ICAO 569:IATA 521:KYIP 517:ICAO 509:IATA 474:KOSC 470:ICAO 462:IATA 382:KBTL 378:ICAO 370:IATA 336:KMBS 332:ICAO 324:IATA 297:USAF 243:Raco 229:KCIU 225:ICAO 217:IATA 180:KAPN 176:ICAO 168:IATA 69:1944 31:Type 850:in 573:DTW 513:YIP 466:OSC 374:BTL 328:MBS 221:CIU 172:APN 1601:: 579:: 575:, 571:: 541:, 519:: 515:, 511:: 489:, 472:: 468:, 464:: 380:: 376:, 372:: 334:: 330:, 326:: 310:, 278:, 241:, 227:: 223:, 219:: 178:: 174:, 170:: 149:, 832:e 825:t 818:v 679:e 672:t 665:v 632:. 621:. 583:) 567:( 523:) 476:) 460:( 384:) 338:) 322:( 231:) 215:( 182:) 166:( 71:)

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United States Army
World War II
United States Army Air Forces
Michigan
First Air Force
Army Air Forces Training Command
United States Air Force
Air Education and Training Command
United States Air Force
Cold War
Alpena AAF
Alpena
100th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron
Alpena County Regional Airport
IATA
ICAO
Kinross
Kincheloe Air Force Base
Chippewa County International Airport
IATA
ICAO
Raco AAF
Raco
BOMARC
Non-aviation use
Grayling AAF
Grayling

United States Army airfield

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