McGrath Army Airbase is former
United States Army
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airbase located in
McGrath
McGrath or MacGrath derives from the Irish surname Mac Craith and is occasionally noted with a space: e.g. Izzy Mc Grath. In Ireland, it is pronounced "Ma Grah". In Australia and New Zealand it is pronounced ''MuhGrah''.
Notable people with the su ...
,
[. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.] a city in the
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
.
During its construction, equipment to construct the facility arrived too late in the season, as the ground had already frozen over. As a result, it was ordered that the equipment be brought to
Umnak Island
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and
Cold Bay, Alaska
Cold Bay ( ale, Udaamagax,; Sugpiaq: ''Pualu'') is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 108, but at the 2020 census this had reduced to 50.
Cold Bay is one of the main commercial ...
, which built
Fort Glenn Army Airbase and
Fort Randall Army Airfield
Thornbrough Air Force Base is a former facility of the United States Air Force in Cold Bay, Alaska. Following its closure, it was redeveloped into Cold Bay Airport.
History
The airport was constructed during World War II as Fort Randall Army Airf ...
, respectively. Both of those airfields later played a part in repelling the Japanese
Attack on Dutch Harbor.
See also
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Alaska World War II Army Airfields
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Air Transport Command
Air Transport Command (ATC) was a United States Air Force unit that was created during World War II as the strategic airlift component of the United States Army Air Forces.
It had two main missions, the first being the delivery of supplies and ...
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Northwest Staging Route
The Northwest Staging Route was a series of airstrips, airport and radio ranging stations built in Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska during World War II. It extended into the Soviet Union as the ALSIB (ALaska-SIBerian air road).
Or ...
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List of airports in Alaska
References
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alaska
Closed installations of the United States Army
Military installations in Alaska
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