Redmond Army Airfield
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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.
In 1946, the airport was sold back to the city of Redmond for $1.
| Assumed | Relieved | Rank | Name | Cullum | Notes |
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| 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.
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Location: Near Redmond in Deschutes County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 44.254167 Long: -121.149722 |
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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 - Redmond Army Airfield
- The Army Air Forces in World War II, Part 6, men and Planes, Chapter 4.
- Oregon DEQ - Redmond Army Airfield
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Fortification ID:
- OR0133 - Redmond Army Airfield
Visited: 11 May 2022
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