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Iowa World War II Army Airfields

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Major Airfields
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During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Iowa for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

Most of these airfields were under the command of First 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). 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, 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

USAAF Name Current Name	Mission	Host Unit	Location	Coordinates	Notes
Des Moines International Airport Des Moines Air National Guard Base	Joint Use USAAF/Civil Airport Air Technical Services Command 1st Concentration Command	842d Army Air Forces Specialized Depot	Des Moines	41\|32\|18\|N\|093\|39\|34\|W\|name=Des Moines Airport}}	Used by ATSC as an Aircraft/Crew processing center for heavy bomber crews. Remained in use by Iowa Air National Guard after war ended and now a joint civil-military airport.
Sioux City Army Air Base Sioux Gateway Airport Sioux City Air National Guard Base	II Bomber Command B-17/B-24 Bomber Training	354th Army Air Force Base Unit	Sioux City	42\|23\|54\|N\|096\|22\|19\|W\|name=Sioux City AAB}}	Closed 1945. Used by Air Defense Command as an Interceptor base, 1946-1968; Ground Control Radar station, 1959-1970. Now joint-use civilian airport and Iowa ANG base for KC-135 air refueling aircraft.
Spencer Field Spencer Municipal Airport	Army Air Forces Training Command Contract Flying Instruction	Hunter Flying Service School, Primary Flight Instruction	Spencer	43\|09\|56\|N\|095\|12\|10\|W\|name=Spencer Field}}	The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field. Inanctivated 1944

References

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-912799-12-9}}.
Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . {{ISBN|1-57510-051-7}}
Military Airfields in World War II - Iowa

External links

{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}{{USAAF Training Bases World War II}}{{USAAF 1st Air Force World War II}}

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