Donalsonville Municipal Airport is an airport located 2 miles south of
Donalsonville, Georgia
Donalsonville is a city in and the county seat of Seminole County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,833 in 2020.
History
Donalsonville was originally part of Decatur County. It is named after John Ernest Donalson (1846–1920), a ...
, United States.
History
Opened in July 1944, during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the airport was used as an auxiliary training airfield for the Army pilot school at
Bainbridge Army Airfield
Bainbridge Air Base is a closed United States Air Force base. It was inactivated on 31 March 1961.
History
Following entry of the United States into World War II, the Chief of the United States Army Air Corps, Army Air Corps directed the Ai ...
. With the end of the war, it was turned over to the city of Donalsonville and developed into a municipal airport.
See also
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Georgia World War II Army Airfields
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Georgia for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
Most of these airfields w ...
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List of airports in Georgia (U.S. state)
References
WWII Airfield Database - Georgia
External links
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Georgia (U.S. state)
Airports in Georgia (U.S. state)
1944 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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