Bisbee Douglas International Airport (Douglas Army Airfield)

This airport started as a local airfield that was taken over by the AAF during World War II for training purposes. Specialized night training was given here to B-25 and B-26 airmen. The base also provided training for the AT-9 Jeep, AT-17 BobcT, and C-45 Expeditor training aircraft. After the war, the airfield was returned to the community. Auxiliary airfields of Douglas Army Air Field:

- AUX. #1. McNeal Airport
- AUX. #2. Forest Airport
- AUX. #3. Web Airport
- AUX. #4 Hereford Airport

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: USAAF
• Richard E. Osborne, World War II Sites in the United States - A Tour Guide & Directory