In Wisconsin multiple airfields were constructed and used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The main purpose of these installations was for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
A majority of the Wisconsin airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) and 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 support roles.
Major airfields
Air Technical Service Command
364th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, 25 May 1942-31 March 1944
567th Army Air Force Base Unit, 31 March 1944-15 August 1944
4302nd Army Air Force Base Unit, 15 August 1944-1 September 1944
Now: General Mitchell International Airport and General Mitchell Air National Guard Base
Army Air Force Training Command
Army Air Forces Technical School (Radio No. 3), 22 July 1942-1 November 1945
334th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, 23 July 1942-30 April 1944
3508th Army Air Force Base Unit, 1 May 1944-30 November 1945
Now: Dane County Regional Airport and Truax Field Air National Guard Base
First Air Force
363rd Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, June 1942-October 1943
Now: Volk Field Air National Guard Base
References
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947âÂÂ1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
- Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub .
- Military Airfields in World War II - Wisconsin