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|caption= |type=Army Airfields |code= |built=1940-1944 |builder= |materials= |height= |used= 1940-present |demolished= |condition= |ownership= |controlledby=United States Army Air Forces |garrison= Second Air Force Army Air Force Training Command |commanders= |occupants= |battles= |events= }} Colorado World War II Army Airfields were major United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) training centers for pilots and aircrews. During World War II these Colorado airfields were under the command of Third Air Force or the 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. The Colorado Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) has an aviation archaeology (''AvAr'') program〔(CAHS Colorado Aviation Archaeology Program )〕 that includes document research, site investigation, data gathering, and archiving of the history of these USAAF fields, as well as other abandon airfields throughout Colorado. ''AvAr'' researches, investigates, and archives the history and findings of military, commercial, and general aviation crash sites. It also includes old Lowry missile silos, and old navigational beacon. == Major Airfields == * Buckley Field, Aurora, Colorado : Assigned to 4th Technical District/AAF Western Technical Training Command : AAF Technical School (Armament #2); 1 April 1942-7 September 1946 : 336th Air Base Squadron / 336th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 1 April 1942-30 April 1944 : 3702nd AAF Base Unit; 1 May 1944-7 September 1946 : Was: Naval Air Station Denver (1947-59); Buckley Air National Guard Base (1959-2000) : Now: 28px Buckley Air Force Base * Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado : Assigned to 4th Technical District/AAF Western Technical Training Command : Air Corps Technical School/Army Air Forces Technical School (Armament #1, Photographic #1)/Air Force Technical School; 15 October 1938-1991 : 21st Air Base Squadron/21st Air Base Squadron (Special); 15 October 1938-1 September 1940 : 22nd Air Base Squadron / 22nd Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 1 September 1940-18 Jan 43 : 3705th AAF Base Unit / 3705th AF Base Unit; 1 May 1944-28 August 1948 : Was Lowry Air Force Base (1938-1994) with Lowry Technical Training Center : Now: Part of Denver urbanized area. : Remains: Air Reserve Personnel Center and Defense Finance and Accounting Service * Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado : Assigned to Third Air Force, then Second Air Force : 373rd Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 20 June 1942-25 March 1944 : 260th Army Air Forces Base Unit; 25 March 1944-2 January 1946 : Now: 28px Peterson Air Force Base * Leadville AF Aux, Leadville : Emergency Landing Airfield : Now: no trace of facility. Completely returned to natural state. Air Technical Service Command * Stapleton Field/Denver MAP, Denver : Used as a maintenance / supply depot : Stapleton closed in 1995 and redeveloped as urban area. * La Junta Army Airfield, La Junta, Colorado : Assigned to West Coast AAF Training Center/AAF Western Flying Training Command : AAF Advanced Flying School (Two Engine)/ AAF Pilot School (Advanced, Two Engine) / AAF Pilot School, (Advanced, Four Engine); 4 August 1942-30 June 1945 : 402nd Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 12 August 1942-30 April 1944 : 3020th AAF Base Unit; 1 May 1944-30 June 1945 : Now: La Junta Municipal Airport * Pueblo Army Airfield, Pueblo, Colorado : Assigned to Second Air Force : 360th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron; 30 September 1942-1 April 1944 : 215th AAF Base Unit; 1 April 1944-March 1946 : Now: Pueblo Memorial Airport 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colorado World War II Army Airfields」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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