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New Hampshire World War II Army Airfields

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492: 366: 23: 434: 281: 1207: 1197: 96:). 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. 270: 423: 99:
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
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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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were used by the USAAF during the war as landing fields for transient aircraft (as well by the Navy), but were not considered military airfields.
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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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Was: Grenier Field - Manchester Municipal Airport (1959-1966) (Civil Airport/USAFR base)
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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 New Hampshire
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World War II
United States Army Air Forces
New Hampshire
First Air Force
Army Air Forces Training Command
United States Air Force
Air Education and Training Command
United States Air Force
Cold War
Manchester
344th Army Air Force Base Unit
Grenier Air Force Base
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
IATA
ICAO
FAA
LID
Claremont
Concord
Laconia
Nashua
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Military Airfields in World War II - New Hampshire
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