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The Air Force used the airport primarily to service many types of transient combat aircraft. During World War II, the airport doubled in size and set a record of 1,700 takeoffs and landings in a single day, making it the nation's busiest in terms of flight operation. Atlanta Army Airfield closed after the war.
After the 30th Observation Squadron transferred to Tullahoma Army Air Field, Tennessee in June 1942, Atlanta was reassigned to the Air Technical Service Command under the control of Warner Robins Air Depot Control Area. Its primary mission was servicing transient aircraft, with the Embry Riddle Company (Overhaul Division) being the prime ...
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 – Georgia
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II (1 C, 12 P) T Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Technical Service Command (51 P)
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the United States (5 C, 9 P) Pages in category "World War II airfields in the United States" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, located just northwest of Atlanta along Interstate 75, was originally intended as a second civilian airport prior to World War II. Dobbins would only be available if a future Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure commission decided to close the base. As of 2015, no additional BRAC closures are planned.