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==History==
==History==
===Major Commands to which assigned===
* [[Division of Military Aeronautics]], May 20, 1918
* [[United States Army Air Service|U.S. Army Air Service]], May 24, 1918
* [[United States Army Air Corps|U.S. Army Air Corps]], July 2, 1926
* [[First Air Force]], 18 Dec 1940
* [[Continental Air Forces]], 3 Jun 1946


===Major Units assigned===
* 9th Air Division, 1 Apr 1931-Jan 1933
* 22d Bombardment Group, 1 Feb-14 Nov 1940
* 8th Fighter Group, 5 Nov 1940-26 Jan 1942
* Headquarters, [[First Air Force]], 18 Dec 1940-3 Jun 1946; 17 Oct 1949-23 Jun 1958
* 57th Fighter Group, 15 Jan 1941-19 Aug 1941
* Headquarters, III Reconnaissance Command, 1 Sep 1941-Nov 1942
* Headquarters, I Fighter Command, 9 Jun 1942-21 Mar 1946
* 325th Fighter Group, 3-31 Aug 1942; 21 May-2 Dec 1947
* 326th Fighter Group, 19 Aug 1942-1 Sep 1942
* 352d Fighter Group, 1-31 Oct 1942
* 353d Fighter Group, 1-7 Oct 1942
* 62d Fighter Wing, 12 Dec 1942-13 Jan 1943
* 80th Fighter Group, 2 Mar-30 Apr 1943
* 356th Fighter Group, 30 May-4 Jul 1943
* 36th Fighter Group, 3-23 Jun 1943
* Headquarters, I Bomber Command, 1 Oct 1943-21 Mar 1946
* 362d Fighter Group, 19 Oct-12 Nov 1943
* 301st Fighter Wing, 1 Nov 1944-30 May 1945
* 373d Fighter Group, 28 Sep-7 Nov 1945
* 355th Fighter Group, 1 Aug- 20 Nov 1946
* 4th Fighter Wing, 20 Dec 1946-27 Jun 1949
* 319th Bombardment Group, 27 Dec 1946-27 Jun 1949
* 78th Fighter Group, 1 Jun 1947-1 Nov 1948
* 320th Bombardment Group, 9 Jun 1947-27 Jun 1949
* 52d Fighter Group, 25 Jun 1947-10 Oct 1949
* 84th Fighter Group, 1 Jun-18 Oct 1949
* 65th Reconnaissance Group, 14 Jun 1952-1 Apr 1953
* 313th Troop Carrier Group, 1 Feb-2 Oct 1953

<small>Source for major commands and major units:</small><ref>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.</ref>

===Operational History===
Mitchel Air Force Base was a United States Army Air Field which became an Air Force Base once the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947<ref>80 P.L. 235, 61 Stat. 495 (1947); Air Force Link, (2006) [http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2 "Factsheets: The U.S. Air Force"] Retrieved April 7, 2006.</ref>.
Mitchel Air Force Base was a United States Army Air Field which became an Air Force Base once the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947<ref>80 P.L. 235, 61 Stat. 495 (1947); Air Force Link, (2006) [http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2 "Factsheets: The U.S. Air Force"] Retrieved April 7, 2006.</ref>.


Revision as of 03:18, 9 December 2008

Mitchel Air Force Base
Former Mitchel AFB, 4 April 1994. The remains of a runway 5/23 are visible in the center.
Airport Diagram (pre-runway 5/23 extension)
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Defunct
OwnerUnited States Air Force
OperatorUnited States Air Force
ServesNew York City
LocationGarden City, New York
Elevation AMSL85 ft / 26 m
Coordinates40°43′32″N 73°35′42″W / 40.72556°N 73.59500°W / 40.72556; -73.59500
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 6,700 1,737 Concrete
9/27 4,960 1,512 Concrete
12/30 5,142 1,567 Concrete
18/36 4,800 1,463 Concrete
Source: Airfields-Freeman.com [1]
Mitchel AFB is located in New York
Mitchel AFB
Mitchel AFB
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Location of Mitchel AFB, New York
For the airport in Wisconsin see Mitchell Field

Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field, originally called Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2, was established in 1918 in the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, USA.

History

Major Commands to which assigned

Major Units assigned

  • 9th Air Division, 1 Apr 1931-Jan 1933
  • 22d Bombardment Group, 1 Feb-14 Nov 1940
  • 8th Fighter Group, 5 Nov 1940-26 Jan 1942
  • Headquarters, First Air Force, 18 Dec 1940-3 Jun 1946; 17 Oct 1949-23 Jun 1958
  • 57th Fighter Group, 15 Jan 1941-19 Aug 1941
  • Headquarters, III Reconnaissance Command, 1 Sep 1941-Nov 1942
  • Headquarters, I Fighter Command, 9 Jun 1942-21 Mar 1946
  • 325th Fighter Group, 3-31 Aug 1942; 21 May-2 Dec 1947
  • 326th Fighter Group, 19 Aug 1942-1 Sep 1942
  • 352d Fighter Group, 1-31 Oct 1942
  • 353d Fighter Group, 1-7 Oct 1942
  • 62d Fighter Wing, 12 Dec 1942-13 Jan 1943
  • 80th Fighter Group, 2 Mar-30 Apr 1943
  • 356th Fighter Group, 30 May-4 Jul 1943
  • 36th Fighter Group, 3-23 Jun 1943
  • Headquarters, I Bomber Command, 1 Oct 1943-21 Mar 1946
  • 362d Fighter Group, 19 Oct-12 Nov 1943
  • 301st Fighter Wing, 1 Nov 1944-30 May 1945
  • 373d Fighter Group, 28 Sep-7 Nov 1945
  • 355th Fighter Group, 1 Aug- 20 Nov 1946
  • 4th Fighter Wing, 20 Dec 1946-27 Jun 1949
  • 319th Bombardment Group, 27 Dec 1946-27 Jun 1949
  • 78th Fighter Group, 1 Jun 1947-1 Nov 1948
  • 320th Bombardment Group, 9 Jun 1947-27 Jun 1949
  • 52d Fighter Group, 25 Jun 1947-10 Oct 1949
  • 84th Fighter Group, 1 Jun-18 Oct 1949
  • 65th Reconnaissance Group, 14 Jun 1952-1 Apr 1953
  • 313th Troop Carrier Group, 1 Feb-2 Oct 1953

Source for major commands and major units:[2]

Operational History

Mitchel Air Force Base was a United States Army Air Field which became an Air Force Base once the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947[3].

Though closed as an Air Force base in 1961, it still has military housing, a commissary and exchange facilities; with families from military activities in the area.

The Garden City-Mitchel Field Secondary, a remnant of the Long Island Rail Road Central Branch from Garden City, ends in the northern part of Mitchel Field, providing sporadic freight service.

Present

Mitchel Field is now a complex located in East Garden City, New York and Uniondale, New York, and home to Cradle of Aviation Museum, Nassau Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Nassau Community College and Hofstra University.

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: New York, Central Long Island
  2. ^ Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
  3. ^ 80 P.L. 235, 61 Stat. 495 (1947); Air Force Link, (2006) "Factsheets: The U.S. Air Force" Retrieved April 7, 2006.


External links

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