New Mexico World War II Army Airfields

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New Mexico World War II Army Airfields
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Part of World War II
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Alamogordo AAF
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Clovis AAF
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Kirtland AAF
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Carlsbad AAF
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Deming AAF
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Fort Sumner AAF
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Hobbs AAF
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Roswell AAF
Map Of New Mexico 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 airfields in New Mexico for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

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Most of these airfields were under the command of Fourth 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

Second Air Force

Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Holloman Air Force Base
Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Cannon Air Force Base [2]
Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Kirtland Air Force Base

Air Technical Service Command

Army Air Forces Training Command

Now: Cavern City Air Terminal ( IATA : CNM, ICAO : KCNM, FAA LID : CNM)
Now: Deming Municipal Airport ( IATA : DMN, ICAO : KDMN)
Now: Fort Sumner Municipal Airport ( IATA : FSU, ICAO : KFSU)
Was: Hobbs Army Airfield (1942-1948)
Now: Hobbs Industrial Air Park
Was: Walker Air Force Base (1947-1967)
Now: Roswell International Air Center (RIAC) ( IATA : ROW, ICAO : KROW, FAA LID : ROW)

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References

  1. Mueller, p. 248
  2. Mueller, p. 60

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