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Tallassee Airport is a closed airport located south of
Tallassee, Alabama Tallassee (pronounced ) is a city on the Tallapoosa River, located in both Elmore and Tallapoosa counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,763. It is home to a major hydroelectric power plant at Thurlow D ...
, United States.


History

The airport was built about 1941 as one of two satellite airfields to the Army pilot school at Tuskegee Army Airfield. It was designated Griel Army Auxiliary Airfield #1 and was named after the original landowner. Griel Field was not yet built when its parent field (Tuskegee AAF) commenced training operations The field was said to not have any hangars and was apparently unmanned unless necessary for aircraft recovery. After the war the airfield reverted to private ownership and became Tallassee Airport. Not much is known about the airport, which was closed sometime during the 1970s. Today, the airfield appears to be part of a light industrial estate. The remains of the runway are clearly visible in aerial photography.


See also

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Alabama World War II Army Airfields During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Alabama for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of AAF fighters and bombers. Most of these airfields we ...


References


Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Tallassee Airport, Tallassee, AL


External links

Defunct airports in Alabama Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alabama Airports in Alabama Transportation buildings and structures in Tallapoosa County, Alabama {{Alabama-airport-stub