During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, the

United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...

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 : Now: Roundel of the USAF

Dover Air Force Base Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and largest a ...

* New Castle Army Air Base, 1 mile west of

New Castle, Delaware New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The city is located six miles (10 km) south of Wilmington and is situated on the Delaware River. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 5,285. History New Castl ...

* 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 New Castle National Guard Base is a United States Air Force installation under the control of the Delaware Air National Guard, located at New Castle Airport in New Castle County, Delaware. Overview The base is the home of the 166th Airlift ...

: Now:

New Castle Airport Wilmington Airport (formerly known as New Castle Airport, New Castle County Airport, sometimes referred to as Wilmington-New Castle Airport, or to a lesser extent Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport and Greater Wilmington Airport) is an a ...

(ILG)

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . * Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . * Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub .

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