- Delaware World War II Army Airfields
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Delaware World War II Army Airfields 
Part of World War II 
Locations of major World War II USAAF Airfields in DelawareType Army Airfields Built 1940-1944 In use 1940-present Controlled by United States Army Air Forces Garrison First Air Force
Army Air Force Training CommandDuring World War II, Delaware was a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) training center for pilots and aircrews.
The USAAF established Two major airfields under the command of First Air Force, headquartered at Mitchel Army Airfield, New York between 1942 and 1945. They were:
- Dover Army Air Field, 4 miles southeast of Dover, Delaware
- Now:
Dover Air Force Base
- New Castle Army Air Base, 1 mile west of New Castle, Delaware
- Now: New Castle Airport (ILG)
The mission of these bases primarily was wartime training of aircrews by Army Air Forces Training Command (A precursor to the current-day USAF Air Education and Training Command).
See also
- First Air Force
- United States Army Air Force
References
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0912799129.
- Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . ISBN 1575100517
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