Redmond Army Airfield
Redmond Army Airfield (1942-1945) - A World War II U.S. Army Air Field established in 1942 near Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon. First named Redmond Army Airfield after the location. It closed as a military airfield after the end of WWII in 1945. Now Redmond Municipal Airport.
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Redmond Army Airfield WWII Hanger.
History
In 1942, the city of Redmond leased Roberts Field to the government to construct a bomber training facility to be known as Redmond Army Airfield. The Airfield was made up of a cantonment area, the airfield and flight line, a motor pool, and a munitions storage area,
The Cantonment area held some 50 buildings including officer housing, enlisted barracks, mess halls, officer and NCO clubs, admin buildings, and other support buildings.
The airfield and the flight line included two 7,000-foot runways with ancillary taxiways connecting the flight line and the runways. The flight line had two standard OBH-2, 120' x 80' hangers, a flight operations building, and the air traffic control tower.
The motor pool was located along the western border of the airfield and the ordnance storage area was adjacent to the westernmost taxiway.
In 1946, the airport was sold back to the city of Redmond for $1.
| Assumed | Relieved | Rank | Name | Cullum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-1942 | Major | Brewster, Morell | N/A | ||
| 04-1943 | 07-1943 | Captain | Lahti, Eino | N/A | |
| 07-1943 | 12-1943 | Captain | Roach, Mark | N/A | |
| 01-1944 | 03-1944 | Lt. Colonel | Kincaid, Milton | N/A | |
| 03-1944 | 04-1944 | Major | Smith, Eugene | N/A | |
| 04-1944 | 05-1944 | Captain | Naumann, Harry | N/A | |
| 05-1944 | 12-1944 | Major | Vintion, Russell | N/A | |
| 01-1945 | Major | Luther, Vinton | N/A | ||
| Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. | |||||
Current Status
Now Redmond Municipal Airport.
Location: Near Redmond in Deschutes County, Oregon.
Lat: 44.254167 Long: -121.149722 Elevation: 3' Bing, Google
GPS Locations:
44.254167, -121.149722
See Also:
Sources:
- US Army Owned, Sponsored and Leased Facilities Report, AMD-1, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 31 Dec 1945, CDSG Pdf
- Shaw, Frederick J. Ed., Locating Air Force Base Sites: History's Legacy, updated 2014, Air Force History and Museums Program, USAF, Washington DC, 2004, 268 pages
- Hanson, Tor, Central Oregon Aviation, 2021, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, S.C.,
Links:
- Wikipedia - Roberts Field
- The Army Air Forces in World War II, Part 6, men and Planes, Chapter 4.
- Oregon DEQ - Redmond Army Airfield
- Preliminary Assessment Report for the Redmond Army Airfield
Fortification ID:
- OR0133 - Redmond Army Airfield