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43d Army Air Force Base Unit Was: McChord Air Force Base (1947-2010) Now: Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Olympia AAF, Olympia; Now: Olympia Airport (IATA: OLM, ICAO: KOLM, FAA LID: OLM) Paine Field AAF, Everett/Paine; 33d Army Air Force Base Unit Was: Paine Air Force Base (1951-1968) (Joint use USAF/Civil Airport)
During World War II, the control tower sat on the west side of the field; today an improved tower stands on the east side. The Air Transport Command. 4131st Army Air Force Base Unit used GAAF as the CONUS hub for the Alsskan West Coast Wing, ferrying supplies, equipment and aircraft to Eleventh Air Force at Elmendorf Field, near
Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office 1961 (republished 1983, Office of Air Force History, ISBN 0-912799-02-1). Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History 1984. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, (Closed 1971, Reopened 1972–1974) Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam (Closed 1973) Tuy Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam (Closed 1970) U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand, (Closed 1976)** Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, (Closed 1974)
The airfield, called Tacoma Field, opened in 1930 and was renamed McChord Field in 1940. McChord Field separated from Fort Lewis when the U.S. Air Force was created in 1947 and was subsequently renamed McChord Air Force Base. The two bases operated independently of one another for more than 60 years before merging in 2010.
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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.
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Washington (state) (19 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Washington (state)" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.