New Hampshire World War II Army Airfields explained

New Hampshire World War II Army Airfields
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Partof:World War II
Type:Army Airfields
Built:1940-1944
Used:1940-present

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in New Hampshire for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

Most of these airfields were under the command of First 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

First Air Force

344th Army Air Force Base Unit

Was: Grenier Air Force Base (1947-1949, 1951-1959)

Was: Grenier Field - Manchester Municipal Airport (1959-1966) (Civil Airport/USAFR base)

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