9/16/2023 0 Comments Alabama 8.0 world of warshipsCamp Sibert Army Air Field, 5 miles (8.0 km) west-southwest of Gadsden.Demopolis Army Air Field, 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Demopolisĭetachment, 39th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron Auxiliary of Key Field, Mississippi Now: Demopolis Municipal Airport ( ICAO: KDYA, FAA LID: DYA, formerly 7A2).Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes. 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. It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. 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. Most of these airfields were under the command of Third Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (a predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command). Official US Army Air Force Training Command photograph of 20 Tuskegee Airmen posing in front of a P-40 at Tuskegee Army Air Fieldĭuring World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Alabama for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of AAF fighters and bombers. Class=notpageimage| Map of major Alabama World War II Army Airfields
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