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During [[World War II]], the [[United States Army Air Forces]] (USAAF) established numerous airfields in [[Massachusetts]] for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
Most of these airfields were under the command of [[First Air Force]] or the [[Air Training Command|Army Air Forces Training Command]] (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day [[United States Air Force]] [[Air Education and Training Command]]).  However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC); Air Transport Command (ATC) or Troop Carrier Command) commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles.
It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture and several were retained as [[United States Air Force]] installations and were front-line bases during the [[Cold War]]. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes.
== Major Airfields ==
'''Air Technical Service Command'''
* '''Bedford Army Air Field''', [[Bedford, Massachusetts|Bedford]]
: 432nd Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron (Reduced), 20 January 1943–10 April 1944
: 144th Army Air Force Base Unit, 10 April 1944–14 October 1944
: 4147th Army Air Force Base Unit, 15 October 1944–25 February 1946
: Was: '''Hanscom Airport''' (1947)
: Was: '''Bedford Airfield''' (1948)
: Now: [[File:Roundel of the USAF.svg|20px]] [[Hanscom Air Force Base]] (1948–present)
* '''Logan Airport''', [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]
: Joint use USAAF/Navy/Civil Airport
: Now: [[Logan International Airport]] {{Airport codes|BOS|KBOS|BOS}}
'''First Air Force'''
* '''Westover Field''', [[Chicopee, Massachusetts|Chicopee]]
: Unnumbered Air Base Squadron, 26th Air Base Group / 25th Air Base Squadron / 25th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, 18 December 1940–10 April 1944
: 112th Army Air Force Base Unit, 10 April 1944–15 January 1946
: Was '''Westover Air Force Base''' (1947-1974)
: Now:  [[File:Roundel of the USAF.svg|20px]] [[Westover Joint Air Reserve Base]] (1974–present)
* '''Fort Devens Army Air Field''', [[Fort Devens, Massachusetts|Fort Devens]]
: 307th Air Base Squadron / 307th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron (June 1942), 10 February 1942–1 April 1944
: Used by United States Navy briefly around 1944
: Was: '''Camp Devens Airfield''' (1926–1934)
: Was: '''Fort Devens Airfield''' (1934–1977)
: Was: [[Moore Army Airfield]] (1945–1995)
: Now: Soon to be turned into an industrial park
* '''Otis Army Air Field''', [[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Falmouth]]
: 308th Air Base Squadron (Feb 1942)/308th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron (June 1942), 10 February 1942–10 April 1944
: 143rd Army Air Force Base Unit, 10 April 1944–1946
: Transferred to United States Navy, May 1944–1946
: Was: '''Otis Air Force Base''' (1952–1973)
: Now: [[File:Roundel of the USAF.svg|20px]] [[Otis Air National Guard Base]] (1973–present)
==References==
* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.
* Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-912799-12-9}}.
* Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2.  Pictorial Histories Pub . {{ISBN|1-57510-051-7}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517043623/http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/ww2/ww2.htm Military Airfields in World War II - Massachusetts]
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