Oregon World War II Army Airfields facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Oregon World War II Army Airfields
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| Part of World War II | |
| 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)
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- Also several auxiliary fields (Aurora Flight Strip, Eugene Municipal Airport)
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Air Technical Service Command
- Madras AAF, Madras
- Now: Madras Municipal Airport (was City-County Airport) (IATA: S33)
- Medford AAF, Medford
- 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
