| 词条 | Leesburg Army Air Field |
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| name=Leesburg Army Airfield | ensign= | partof = Army Air Force Training Command | location= Located near: Leesburg, Florida | image= Leesburgaaf-aux-1958.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption=Leesburg Army Airfield - 1958 | pushpin_map= Florida#USA | pushpin_label=Leesburg Army Airfield | pushpin_mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg | pushpin_mapsize=300 | coordinates={{Coord|28|49|23|N|081|48|31|W|display=inline,title}} | ownership= | controlledby= | condition= | built= | builder= | used= 1940-1945 | materials= | demolished= | battles= | events= | past_commanders= | garrison= | occupants= }} Leesburg Army Airfield, was a World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield, located {{convert|4.3|mi|km}} east-northeast of Leesburg, Florida. HistoryThe airfield was constructed in 1942 and was commissioned in January 1943 as Leesburg Army Airfield (AAF). It was used as a United States Army Air Forces training airfield by the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics at Orlando Army Air Base. Leesburg was a sub-base of Alachua AAF with the 322d Service Squadron performed third echelon maintenance and supply for the operational units assigned to the station. The 313th Fighter Squadron was assigned to the airfield from 5 January-17 November 1943 training students with the P-40 Warhawk, with the 1158th School Squadron providing instruction in twin-engine fighter aircraft (predominantly the P-38 Lightning). Leesburg was also a repair depot with several aircraft supply and ground maintenance units. On 1 May 1944, the 910th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Fighter, Two Engine), took over the mission of the 313th Fighter Squadron, section "F" assuming the operations of the 1158th School Squadron. ClosureThe airfield was closed after the end of World War II and jurisdiction of the airfield was transferred to Air Technical Service Command (ATSC), whose mission was the transfer of any useful military equipment to other bases around the country. Under ATSC, buildings and equipment were sold and any useful military equipment was transferred to other bases around the country. The base was declared as surplus in 1946 and was turned over to the War Assets Administration (WAA) for disposal and return to civil use. The facility was subsequently turned over to the City of Leesburg.[1][2][3] See also{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}
References{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
1. ^USAFHRA Document 00157092 2. ^USAFHRA Document 00166407 3. ^{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}} External links{{USAAF Training Bases World War II}} 4 : Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Florida|Leesburg, Florida|Airports established in 1942|1942 establishments in Florida |
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