Immokalee Airport
Encyclopedia
Immokalee Airport is a public-use airport
located 1 miles (1.6 km) northeast of the central business district
of Immokalee
in Collier County
, Florida
, United States
. The airport is publicly owned.
East Coast Training Center (later Eastern Training Command). Was an auxiliary to Hendricks Army Airfield and was an AAF Specialized Pilot Training School (4-Engine) for B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers. Also provided flexible gunnery training.
Transferred to Third Air Force
in July 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was a group training facility for replacement personnel. Became an auxiliary of the Sarasota Army Airfield replacement fighter pilot training school. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became civil airport.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 1 miles (1.6 km) northeast of the central business district
Central business district
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of Immokalee
Immokalee, Florida
Immokalee is a census-designated place in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,763 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. The settlement was originally known as Gopher Ridge...
in Collier County
Collier County, Florida
Collier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 251,377. The U.S. Census Bureau 2007 estimate for the county is 315,839...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is publicly owned.
History
Established as Immokalee Army Airfield, activated on 5 July 1942. Assigned to United States Army Air ForcesUnited States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
East Coast Training Center (later Eastern Training Command). Was an auxiliary to Hendricks Army Airfield and was an AAF Specialized Pilot Training School (4-Engine) for B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers. Also provided flexible gunnery training.
Transferred to Third Air Force
Third Air Force
The Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
in July 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was a group training facility for replacement personnel. Became an auxiliary of the Sarasota Army Airfield replacement fighter pilot training school. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became civil airport.
See also
- Florida World War II Army Airfields