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Official US Army Air Force Training Command photograph of 20 Tuskegee Airmen posing in front of a P-40 at Tuskegee Army Air Field. During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Alabama for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of AAF fighters and bombers.
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, commemorates the contributions of African-American airmen in World War II.Moton Field was the site of primary flight training for the pioneering pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, and is now operated by the National Park Service to interpret their history and achievements.
918.9 metres (3,015 ft) asphalt. Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1] Maxwell Air Force Base (IATA: MXF, ICAO: KMXF, FAA LID: MXF), officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama ...
Built. 1940. In use. 1940-1969. For the civil use of Brookley AFB after 1969, see: Mobile Downtown Airport. Brookley Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Mobile, Alabama. After it closed in 1969, it became what is now known as the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley.
Courtland Army Airfield. Courtland Army Airfield is a former United States Army facility located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Courtland, a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States.
Pages in category "United States World War II army airfields" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. ... Alabama World War II Army Airfields;
Activated on 11 January 1942 as a satellite airfield for the United States Army Air Forces Maxwell Field near Montgomery. Known as Maxwell AAF Aux No. 4 – Troy (aka Troy No. 5) Also conducted basic flying training throughout the war. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans ...
Fort McClellan. Coordinates: 33°42′39″N 85°44′14″W. Buckner Hall at Fort McClellan in 2014. Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, is a decommissioned United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million ...