Most of these airfields were under the command of Second Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command. Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 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.Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Now: McNary Field Airport ( IATA: SLE, ICAO: KSLE) See also Spokane Air Service Command 470th Army Air Force Base Unit Joint use with US Navy Now: Pendleton Regional Airport ( IATA: PDT, ICAO: KPDT) Joint use with US Navy Now: Medford Jackson County Airport ( IATA: MFR, ICAO: KMFR) Now: Madras Municipal Airport (was City-County Airport) ( IATA: S33) Sub-base of Portland AAF Now: Roberts Field Airport ( IATA: RDM, ICAO: KRDM)Īlso several auxiliary fields ( Aurora Flight Strip, Eugene Municipal Airport) 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)Ĥ4th 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 Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes. 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.
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 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). 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. Class=notpageimage| Map Of Oregon World War II Army Airfields