1. Major Airfields

2. References

3. External links

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During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Missouri 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

• Chester Army Airfield, Perryville

Contract flying training

Now: Perryville Municipal Airport {{Airport codes|K02}}

• Harris Army Airfield, Cape Girardeau

Contract flying training

Now: Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
{{Airport codes|CGI|KCGI}}

• Harvey Parks Airport, Sikeston

Contract flying training

Now: Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport
{{Airport codes|SIK|KSIK}}

• Malden Army Airfield, Malden

445th Army Air Force Base Unit

Was: Malden Air Base (1951-1960)

USAF Contract Flight Training

Now: Malden Municipal Airport {{Airport codes|MAW|KMAW}}

• Sedalia Army Airfield, Knob Noster

I Troop Carrier Command

405th Army Air Force Base Unit

Was: Sedalia Air Force Auxiliary Field (1948-1951)

Was: Sedalia Air Force Base (1951-1955)

Now: Whiteman Air Force Base (1955-Pres)

• Vichy Army Airfield, Vichy

Sub-base of Sedalia AAF

Now: Rolla National Airport {{Airport codes|VIH|KVIH}}

• Grandview Airport, Belton (1944-1945)

Was: Grandview Air Force Base (1952-1957)

Was: Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base {Active USAF control} (1957-1976)

Was: Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base then Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station {AFRES/AFRC control} and
Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport (1976-1999)
{{Airport codes|GVW|KGVW}}

Closed 1999. Now non-aviation use as Kansas City SmartPort.

• Forney Army Airfield, Fort Leonard Wood

Support airfield for Ft. Leonard Wood

Now: Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field
{{Airport codes|TBN|KTBN}}

• Lambert Field, St. Louis

Joint use USAAF/US Navy/Civil Airport

Now: Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
{{Airport codes|STL|KSTL}}

• Rosencrans Field Army Airfield, St. Joseph

406th Army Air Force Base Unit

Now: Rosecrans Air National Guard Base
{{Airport codes|STJ|KSTJ}}

• Kansas City Apt, Kansas City

Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport

Now: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
{{Airport codes|MKC|KMKC}}

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}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517043623/http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/ww2/ww2.htm Military Airfields in World War II - Missouri]

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