词条 | Troy Auxiliary Field |
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HistoryActivated on 11 January 1942 as a satellite airfield for the United States Army Air Forces Maxwell Field near Montgomery. Known as Maxwell AAF Aux No. 4 - Troy (aka Troy No. 5) Also conducted basic flying training throughout the war. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Transferred as inactive to the US Army Corps of Engineers on 1 April 1946 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. The airfield was turned over to civil control though the War Assets Administration (WAA). [2][3][4]See also{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}
References1. ^{{cite web|title=WW2 Military Airfields including Auxiliaries and Support fields Alabama - California|url=http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/ww2/WW2%20R26c1%20AL-CA.htm|website=Airfieldsdatabase.com|accessdate=14 April 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927135441/http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2%20R26c1%20AL-CA.htm|archivedate=27 September 2016|df=}} {{AL Airport}}{{coord|31|51|38|N|086|00|44|W|region:US-AL_type:airport}}2. ^{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}} 3. ^Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004. 4. ^Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC 3 : Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alabama|Transportation buildings and structures in Pike County, Alabama|Closed installations of the United States Army |
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