Iowa World War II Army Airfields
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TypeArmy Airfields
Built1940-1944
Inuse1940-present
Iowa World War II Army Airfields | |
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| Part of World War II | |
  Des Moines AAF Sioux City AAB Spencer AAF Map Of Iowa World War II Army Airfields | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Army Airfields |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940-1944 |
| In use | 1940-present |
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established three airfields in Iowa.
Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC). However Air Technical Service Command (ATSC) used the Des Moines airfield.
It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Two were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes.
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