During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces had two major airfields in Delaware. They were:
- Dover Army Air Field, 4 miles southeast of Dover, Delaware
- Assigned to First Air Force
- 18th Observation Squadron (65th Obsn Gp), 2 March 1942 – 23 March 1942
- 80th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)(45th Bomb Gp), 29 April 1942 – 15 July 1942
- Hq and Hq Sq, 45th Bombardment Group (Medium), 16 May 1942 – 27 July 1942
- 39th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)/ 3rd Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy), 19 July 1942 – 28 February 1943
- 312th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, 16 September 1942 – 10 April 1944
- 365th Fighter Group (Single Engine), 11 August 1943 – 18 November 1943
- 83rd Fighter Group (Single Engine), 22 November 1943 – 10 April 1944
- 125th Army Air Force Base Unit, 10 April 1944 – 31 March 1946
Delaware World War II Army Airfields | |
|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |
 Locations of major World War II USAAF Airfields in Delaware | |
| Type | Army Airfields |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940-1944 |
| In use | 1940-present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | First Air Force Army Air Force Training Command |
- Now:
Dover Air Force Base
- New Castle Army Air Base, 1 mile west of New Castle, Delaware
- Assigned to First Air Force
- 62nd Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor)(56th Purs Gp), 10 December 1941 – 17 January 1942
- 4th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor)/ 4th Fighter Squadron (52nd Ftr Gp), 27 April 1942 – 12 June 1942
- Assigned to Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command
- 344th Air Base Squadron / 344th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, 29 May 1942 – 31 March 1944
- 2nd Ferrying Group, 29 May 1942 – 4 December 1945
- 552nd Army Air Force Base Unit, 31 March 1944 – 31 December 1945
- 1596th Army Air Force Base Unit, 1 December 1944-November 1945
- Was: New Castle Air National Guard Base
- Now: New Castle Airport (ILG)
See also edit
References edit
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . ISBN 1-57510-051-7