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Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis was a
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
facility located in Hyannis, Massachusetts operational from 1942 to 1945. It existed as an auxiliary air facility of
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.


History

From 1942 to 1943, the facility was operated by the
United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
as Hyannis Army Air Field and operated
Douglas B-18 Bolo The Douglas B-18 Bolo is an American heavy bomber which served with the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force (as the Digby) during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company ...
aircraft on anti-submarine patrols under the operational control of
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. In 1943. the
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
took control of the facility and trained many aviators.


Redevelopment

Today, the field operates as
Barnstable Municipal Airport Cape Cod Gateway Airport , also known as Boardman/Polando Field and formerly known as Barnstable Municipal Airport, is a public airport located on Cape Cod, north of the central business district of Hyannis, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts ...
.


See also

*
List of military installations in Massachusetts This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)


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Congressional appropriation for a water tank on the siteNewspaper article on the loss of five airmen
{{Massachusetts-airport-stub Barnstable, Massachusetts Defunct airports in Massachusetts Installations of the United States Navy in Massachusetts Military airbases established in 1942 Hyannis Closed installations of the United States Navy Military installations closed in 1945 1942 establishments in Massachusetts 1945 disestablishments in Massachusetts