Kearney Air Force Base is a former
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 Kearney Army Airfield) and
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
base located near
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney ( ) is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.
The population was 33,790 in the 2020 census, making it the 5th most populous city in Nebraska. It is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The westward pus ...
. It was in operation from 1942 through 1949, after which it was decommissioned and turned over for civilian use as
Kearney Regional Airport.
See also
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Nebraska World War II Army Airfields
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) maintained a number of airfields in Nebraska from 1939-1945. They were training centers for pilots and aircrews of Fighter aircraft, fighters and bombers during World War II. Nebraska was a favored locat ...
References
* Maurer, Maurer. ''Air Force Combat Units Of World War II''. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1961 (republished 1983, Office of Air Force History, ).
* Ravenstein, Charles A. ''Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977''.
Maxwell Air Force Base
Maxwell Air Force Base , officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. ...
,
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
: Office of Air Force History 1984. .
* Mueller, Robert (1989). Volume 1: Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. USAF Reference Series, Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C. ,
ArmyAirForces.Com
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100715184107/http://bchs.kearney.net/BTales_198804.html The Kearney Army Air Basebr>"Kearney Goes To War," Department of History, University of Nebraska at Kearney
External links
B-17 Crash historical marker at Wood River, Nebraska
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Installations of the United States Air Force in Nebraska
Buildings and structures in Buffalo County, Nebraska
Installations of Strategic Air Command
1949 disestablishments in Nebraska
Military installations closed in 1949
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Nebraska