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Dorr Field is a former airport and military airfield located approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Arcadia, Florida.

History

Dorr Field was named after a pilot, Stephen Dorr, who was killed in a 1917 midair collision. The airfield was established during World War I to support flight training operations at nearby Carlstrom Field, being closed at the end of the war.

Reactivated in 1941 and opened on 4 October by the United States Army Air Forces. Assigned to the USAAF East Coast Training Center (later Central Eastern Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. Operated by Embry-Riddle Corporation primarily as a training airfield for Royal Air Force flying cadets.

Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Inactivated 16 October 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA). Sold to Desoto County and was redeveloped as a county prison.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC

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-'''Dorr Field''' is a former airport and military airfield located approximately {{convert|13|mi|km}} east of [[Arcadia, Florida]].
+'''Dorr Field''' is a former airport and military airfield located approximately {{convert|12|mi|km}} east of [[Arcadia, Florida]].
 ==History==
+Dorr Field was named after a pilot, Stephen Dorr, who was killed in a 1917 midair collision.  The airfield was established during [[World War I]] to support flight training operations at nearby [[Carlstrom Field]], being closed at the end of the war.
+Reactivated in 1941 and opened on 4 October by the United States Army Air Forces. Assigned to the USAAF East Coast Training Center (later Central Eastern Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield.  Operated by Embry-Riddle Corporation primarily as a training airfield for Royal Air Force flying cadets.
+Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Inactivated 16 October 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA).  Sold to Desoto County and was redeveloped as a county prison.
 ==See also==
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 {{USAAF Training Bases World War II}}
-[[Category:1941 establishments]]
+[[Category:1917 establishments]]
 [[Category:USAAF Southeast Training Center]]
 [[Category:Defunct World War II USAAF Fields]]