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.
Other known airfields used by the USAAF were at Ebensburg, Milton, Beaver Falls and Williamsport. It has yet to be discovered what use the AAF made of those facilities.
Referencesedit
Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN0-89201-092-4.
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN0-912799-12-9.
Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . ISBN1-57510-051-7
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pennsylvania, world, army, airfields, during, world, united, states, army, forces, usaaf, established, numerous, airfields, pennsylvania, training, pilots, aircrews, usaaf, fighters, bombers, part, world, iitypearmy, airfieldssite, historybuilt1940, 1944in, us. During World War II the United States Army Air Forces USAAF established numerous airfields in Pennsylvania for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers Pennsylvania World War II Army AirfieldsPart of World War IITypeArmy AirfieldsSite historyBuilt1940 1944In use1940 presentMost 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 editAir Technical Service Command Connellsville MAP ConnellsvilleNow Joseph A Hardy Connellsville Airport ICAO KVVS FAA LID VVS Olmsted Field AAF Middletown487th 496th Army Air Force Base Unit Was Olmsted Air Force Base 1947 1968 Now Harrisburg International Airport IATA MDT ICAO KMDT FAA LID MDT First Air Force Philadelphia Northeast Airport Philadelphia Pennsylvania431st Army Air Force Base Unit Reduced Now Northeast Philadelphia Airport IATA PNE ICAO KPNE FAA LID PNE Reading AAF Reading390th Army Air Force Base Unit Now Reading Regional Airport IATA RDG ICAO KRDG FAA LID RDG Air Transport Command Pittsburgh Army Air Base PittsburghNow Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station IATA PIT ICAO KPIT FAA LID PIT Army Air Forces Training Command Waynesboro MAP WaynesboroContract Primary Pilot Training Closed 1950 Now non aviation industrial site Other Other known airfields used by the USAAF were at Ebensburg Milton Beaver Falls and Williamsport It has yet to be discovered what use the AAF made of those facilities References editMaurer 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 PennsylvaniaExternal links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pennsylvania World War II Army Airfields amp oldid 1105906944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
