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==History== |
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Constructed on the site of the Gainesville Municipal Airport, the Alachua Army Airfield began operations within months of the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. |
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Part of the Air Technical Service Command, this site saw duty as an air support school of applied tactics and a primary flight school. |
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Through the joint efforts of the City Commission and the Federal Government, a Service Center opened in Gainesville July 1943 for dances and other recreation for the soldiers. Civic minded citizens formed a Girls Service Club and the Masonic Lodge provided dormitory space for servicemen. |
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Returned to public use in early 1946, this site is now the Gainesville Regional Airport. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Florida World War II Army Airfields]] |
* [[Florida World War II Army Airfields]] |
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Revision as of 00:46, 6 August 2012
Alachua Army Airfield
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| Part of Army Air Force Training Command | |
| Located near: Gainesville, Florida | |
  Alachua Army Airfield | |
| Coordinates | 29°41′24″N 082°16′18″W / 29.69000°N 82.27167°W |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1940-1945 |
Alachua Army Airfield, was a World War II United States Army Air Force airfield, located 4.2 miles (6.8 km) northeast of Gainesville, Florida.
History
Constructed on the site of the Gainesville Municipal Airport, the Alachua Army Airfield began operations within months of the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Part of the Air Technical Service Command, this site saw duty as an air support school of applied tactics and a primary flight school.
Through the joint efforts of the City Commission and the Federal Government, a Service Center opened in Gainesville July 1943 for dances and other recreation for the soldiers. Civic minded citizens formed a Girls Service Club and the Masonic Lodge provided dormitory space for servicemen.
Returned to public use in early 1946, this site is now the Gainesville Regional Airport.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency