Colorado World War II Army Airfields
Colorado World War II Army Airfields
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| Part of World War II | |
| Type | Army Airfields |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940-1944 |
| In use | 1940-present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |
Second Air Force Army Air Force Training Command |
Colorado World War II Army Airfields were major United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) training centers for pilots and aircrews.
During World War II these Colorado airfields 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). 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.
The Colorado Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) has an aviation archaeology (AvAr) program that includes document research, site investigation, data gathering, and archiving of the history of these USAAF fields, as well as other abandon airfields throughout Colorado. AvAr researches, investigates, and archives the history and findings of military, commercial, and general aviation crash sites. It also includes old Lowry missile silos, and old navigational beacon.
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