Chico Army Airfield auxiliary fields

On September 11, 1941, the US Army rented from the City of Chico a small 1930's airport that sat on 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land.

3 was a 323.62 acres US Army airfield 3 miles northeast of Vina, California in Tehama County.

The runway was built by the Civil Aeronautics Administration on a site already picked by local groups.

On April 25, 1942, the US Army leased the airport with 318.20 acres of surrounding land and built a second runway on the site.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor the US and Jimmy Doolittle planned a bombing raid on Tokyo.

In 1942 some of the B-25 crews started their final bombing training at Willows Auxiliary Field.

The Airport is located just west of the Interstate 5 at the California State Route 162 exit.

The Army built a 3,000-foot square asphalt landing mat and a few wood support buildings.

County of Glenn used the Airfield as civilian airport till 1970, after the closure the site was returned to farmland.

4 was a US Army airfield built 12 miles northwest of Chico at 39°54′10″N 121°55′43″W / 39.90278°N 121.92861°W / 39.90278; -121.92861 (Campbell Auxiliary Field No.

The Army purchased the 470 acres of livestock grazing pasture in 1942 and built a 3,000-foot x 3,000-foot landing mat there.

The Army purchased the 558.20 acre of agricultural land called Crocker tract in 1942 for the Orland Auxiliary Field.

The Field was used to train fighter and bomber pilots from the Chico Army Airfield schools.

A single 4,500 runway was built on the east side of the 3,000 by 3,000 Orland Auxiliary landing mat.

The Airfield was used on and off by fire fighters, US Forest Service and some small private planes.

The US Air Force ended its rental and removed jets on July 18, 1971, returning the Airfield to be a County Airport.

Redding Army Airfield is located 160 miles north of Sacramento in Shasta County, California.

The City wanted a new Airport and put in for a Works Progress Administration project that was called the Stillwater Airfield.

But with the start of World War II the US Army renamed the project the Redding Airdrome.

The Redding Army Airfield was used as a refueling stop and for training in the Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter aircraft.

On April 7, 1945, train switch to heavy bomber with the 404th and 405th Army Air Force.

[20][21] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency