Colorado Springs Airport (Peterson Field)
Colorado Springs Airport was taken over by the AAF in May 1942 as Air Support Command Base. Exactly one year later, the headquarters of the 2nd AF was established here. The airfield was renamed Peterson Field in 1943. The base was used for training purposes. Today the airport is in both civilian and military use.
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Source
- Text: TracesOfWar
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- Richard E. Osborne, World War II Sites in the United States - A Tour Guide & Directory
Nearby
Museum
- Edward J. Peterson Air and Space Museum - Colorado Springs
- National Museum of World War II Aviation - Colorado Springs
- 4th Infantry Division & Fort Carson Museum - Colorado Springs
Point of interest
Monument
Cemetery
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