Louisiana World War II Army Airfields

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Louisiana World War II Army Airfields
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Alexandria AAF
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Esler Field
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Lake Charles AAF
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DeRidder AAB
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Barksdale Field
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Selman AAF
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Moisant AAF
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Harding Field
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New Orleans AAF
Map Of Louisiana World War II Army Airfields
TypeArmy Airfields
Site history
Built1940-1944
In use1940-present

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous air facilities in Louisiana for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. The larger facilities were Army Air Bases (AAB) while the Army Air Fields ( AAFld) were lesser facilities. The map below shows both types as AAB and AAF.

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Most of these air facilities were under the command of Third 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). In addition, the Air Technical Service Command (ATSC) 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

Air Technical Service Command

Sub-base of Naval Air Station New Orleans, Joint Use
Now: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
49th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron
Now: Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
37th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron
Now: New Orleans Lakefront Airport

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