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Several large hangars were also constructed. Buildings were ultimately utilitarian and quickly assembled. Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials. Although some hangars had steel frames and the occasional brick or tile brick building could be seen, most support buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction clad in little more than plywood and tar paper.
592:, about fourteen miles northwest of Columbia Army Airfield. It crashed into Lake Murray on 4 April 1943 due to engine failure. All of its crewmen were able to abandon the plane and were picked up by local fishermen as the plane sank to the bottom in about 100 feet of water. The starboard engine was ripped off in the crash and landed elsewhere, but it was also recovered by divers in 2005.
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The 329th Bomb Group (and its successor designations) was the major operational training unit (OTU) at
Columbia AAB during World War II, providing crew and replacement training in B-25s until 1 May 1944 when the 309th was re-designated as the 329th Bombardment Group. It was subsequently re-designated
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where they received intensive training for three weeks in simulated carrier deck takeoffs, low-level and night flying, low altitude bombing, and over water navigation. Contrary to popular belief, the volunteers who made up the crews of the
Doolittle Raid did not train for the Raid itself at Columbia.
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In 1941, the airport came under formal military control and an immediate construction program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield. Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower.
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Training at
Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945. Several units arrived at the base from overseas to inactivate during September and October. It was inactivated on 30 November and returned to civil authorities, which converted it back to an airport, however, the
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to fly antisubmarine patrols off the east coast of the United States. When the group arrived in
Columbia its combat crews were offered the opportunity to volunteer for an "extremely hazardous" but unspecified mission which ultimately turned out to be the famous
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During the war, Air Force records indicate that 23 B-25s crashed into the lake during training missions, many at night with very inexperienced crews. Many of the airmen in these bombers were killed in these training accidents.
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The 96th Air Base
Squadron was initially assigned as the base host unit for ground support squadrons, being replaced by the 19th Air Base Group in February 1942. The antisubmarine patrol mission was reassigned to
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indicated a need for the
Lexington County Airport as part of the buildup of its forces after World War II began in Europe. The earliest recorded Air Corps use of the airport was when the
495:. The base unit was re-designated as the 129th Army Air Force Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station) (Light), and the mission was changed from training B-25 crews to
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which was much better suited for it, as
Charleston was located right on the Atlantic coast. Columbia Army Airfield's mission was changed become a training base for
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Beginning in 1943, the 309th performed replacement training, rather than group training. On 1 October 1944, Columbia AAB was reassigned to
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On 19 September 2005, a North
American B-25C Mitchell medium bomber (AAF Ser. No. 41-12634 (c/n 82-5269)) was recovered from
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became the B-25 Operational training unit at
Columbia on 21 April 1942, until the unit was reassigned organizationally to
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Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force
History.
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used the unfinished facilities at the airfield between 1 September and 1 December 1941, flying a mixture O-47s,
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to fly antisubmarine patrols. The 121st OS, which had also been flying observation flights as part of the "
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to undergo preservation (not restoration). In December 2005 the front section went on display there.
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On 1 February 1945, Columbia was relieved from assignment to Third Air Force, and was transferred to
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was activated with Lt. Colonel Dashe W. Reeves as commander. It was assigned to
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was assigned to Columbia Metropolitan Airport on 16 July 1947 as part of the
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as the 329th Army Air Force Base Replacement Unit on 1 August 1944.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in South Carolina
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for conversion training from B-25s to A-26s. The group left for
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base. It was primarily used for advanced combat training of
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One of the earliest units to train at Columbia AAB was the
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The B-25 recovered from the lake was later shipped to the
16:
World War II US Army Air Forces base in South Carolina
506:(light) arrived at Columbia on 28 February 1945 from
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Known B-25 Groups that trained at Columbia AAB were:
197:It was used as a training base in early 1942 for
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667:B-25 From Columbia AAB salvaged from Lake Murray
230:observation aircraft beginning on 24 September.
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732:First Air Force Replacement Training Stations
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194:medium bomber units and replacement pilots.
303:, replacing the 105th OS which was sent to
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617:South Carolina World War II Army Airfields
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299:was moved to the new air base from nearby
566:319th Bombardment Group historical marker
249:light observation planes as part of the "
2294:1945 disestablishments in South Carolina
542:Columbia Army Air Base historical marker
450:on 22 May. The 21st was replaced by the
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728:First Air Force Group Training Stations
578:The Doolittle Raiders historical marker
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2289:1940 establishments in South Carolina
2279:Military airbases established in 1940
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313:Marine Corps airfield at Cherry Point
638:Air Force Historical Research Agency
554:Bombardment Groups historical marker
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68:1943 photo of Columbia Army Air Base
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173:For civil airport information, see
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737:First Air Force Tactical Airfields
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632: This article incorporates
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237:While under construction, the
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1494:United States Army Air Forces
1365:United States Army Air Forces
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188:United States Army Air Forces
175:Columbia Metropolitan Airport
794:I Ground Air Support Command
480:, 20 August-20 November 1942
386:Johns Island, South Carolina
216:United States Army Air Corps
7:
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1542:III Reconnaissance Command
524:350th Bombardment Squadron
382:Johns Island Army Airfield
377:Walterboro, South Carolina
297:121st Observation Squadron
220:105th Observation Squadron
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1563:III Tactical Air Division
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601:Southern Museum of Flight
499:Light bombardment crews.
474:, 1 August–September 1942
434:B-25 Combat Crew Training
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1547:III Tactical Air Command
373:Walterboro Army Airfield
350:Barnwell, South Carolina
338:medium bomber aircrews.
283:On 8 December 1941, the
55:Columbia, South Carolina
1527:III Air Support Command
584:Lake Murray B-25 Bomber
504:319th Bombardment Group
478:340th Bombardment Group
472:321st Bombardment Group
468:, 16 May-14 August 1942
466:310th Bombardment Group
452:309th Bombardment Group
293:III Air Support Command
1658:30th Bombardment Group
1522:II Air Support Command
662:Lake Murray's Mitchell
634:public domain material
440:21st Bombardment Group
398:17th Bombardment Group
355:Congaree Army Airfield
346:Barnwell Army Airfield
285:Columbia Army Airbase
280:
279:A-26B-15-DL (41-39186)
272:
239:65th Observation Group
181:Columbia Army Air Base
22:Columbia Army Air Base
1589:40th Bombardment Wing
742:Freeman Army Airfield
368:North, South Carolina
278:
264:
127:33.93889°N 81.11944°W
2146:426th Reconnaissance
2141:424th Reconnaissance
2065:407th Fighter-Bomber
2060:406th Fighter-Bomber
1344:Freeman Field Mutiny
855:Philadelphia Fighter
747:Godman Army Airfield
2136:423d Reconnaissance
2131:77th Reconnaissance
2126:75th Reconnaissance
2121:70th Reconnaissance
2116:69th Reconnaissance
2111:68th Reconnaissance
2106:67th Reconnaissance
2101:65th Reconnaissance
2096:26th Reconnaissance
2091:10th Reconnaissance
2055:86th Fighter-Bomber
2050:48th Fighter-Bomber
2045:27th Fighter-Bomber
1537:III Fighter Command
1302:441st Troop Carrier
1297:440th Troop Carrier
1292:439th Troop Carrier
1287:438th Troop Carrier
1282:437th Troop Carrier
1277:436th Troop Carrier
1272:435th Troop Carrier
1267:434th Troop Carrier
1252:375th Troop Carrier
1247:349th Troop Carrier
1242:317th Troop Carrier
1237:316th Troop Carrier
1232:315th Troop Carrier
1227:314th Troop Carrier
1222:313th Troop Carrier
1171:26th Reconnaissance
605:Birmingham, Alabama
421:and transferred to
364:North Army Airfield
228:North American O-47
199:Doolittle's Raiders
132:33.93889; -81.11944
122: /
2086:9th Reconnaissance
1532:III Bomber Command
1307:442d Troop Carrier
1262:433d Troop Carrier
1257:403d Troop Carrier
1217:89th Troop Carrier
1202:61st Troop Carrier
1197:60th Troop Carrier
1192:10th Troop Carrier
1176:73d Reconnaissance
835:61st Troop Carrier
830:60th Troop Carrier
815:50th Troop Carrier
810:25th Antisubmarine
518:on 27 April 1945.
486:III Bomber Command
320:Carolina Maneuvers
281:
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268:B-25Bs aboard USS
251:Carolina Maneuvers
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2081:2d Reconnaissance
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1883:483rd Bombardment
1878:463rd Bombardment
1873:454th Bombardment
1868:451st Bombardment
1863:418th Bombardment
1858:417th Bombardment
1853:416th Bombardment
1848:411th Bombardment
1843:410th Bombardment
1838:409th Bombardment
1833:397th Bombardment
1828:396th Bombardment
1823:394th Bombardment
1818:391st Bombardment
1813:387th Bombardment
1808:386th Bombardment
1803:345th Bombardment
1798:344th Bombardment
1793:340th Bombardment
1788:336th Bombardment
1783:335th Bombardment
1768:321st Bombardment
1763:320th Bombardment
1758:319th Bombardment
1753:312th Bombardment
1748:310th Bombardment
1743:309th Bombardment
1738:100th Bombardment
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1212:63d Troop Carrier
1207:62d Troop Carrier
943:471st Bombardment
938:460th Bombardment
933:459th Bombardment
928:455th Bombardment
918:400th Bombardment
908:301st Bombardment
825:53d Troop Carrier
820:52d Troop Carrier
789:I Fighter Command
528:Air Force Reserve
508:Twelfth Air Force
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1773:322d Bombardment
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1723:97th Bombardment
1718:95th Bombardment
1713:94th Bombardment
1708:93rd Bombardment
1703:92nd Bombardment
1698:91st Bombardment
1693:90th Bombardment
1688:88th Bombardment
1683:85th Bombardment
1678:47th Bombardment
1673:46th Bombardment
1668:44th Bombardment
1663:38th Bombardment
1653:29th Bombardment
1648:21st Bombardment
1643:17th Bombardment
1638:12th Bombardment
1617:3rd Air Commando
1612:2nd Air Commando
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1579:8th Fighter Wing
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959:1st Combat Cargo
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913:302d Bombardment
903:45th Bombardment
893:34th Bombardment
883:13th Bombardment
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