Bergstrom AAF

  September 1942 to present

  United States of America

CITY: Austin, TX

IATA/ICAO CODES: AUS / KAUS

COORDINATES: 30°12'N / 97°40'W

OTHER NAMES: Del Valle AAB (1942-1943), Bergstrom AAF (1943-1948), Bergstrom AFB (1948-1993), Austin-Bergstrom International (1993-present)

Del Valle AAB was activated on 19 September 1942 on a 3,000-acre piece of land leased from the city of Austin. The name of the base was changed to Bergstrom AAF on 3 March 1943. During World War II, Bergstrom became a major training center for I Troop Carrier Command.

In 1948, Bergstrom was renamed Bergstrom AFB and operated under the Strategic Air Command and Tactical Air Command at various times. In 1966, it became the headquarters of the 12^th Air Force. The military closed the base in 1993, and the city of Austin turned it into an international airport soon afterwards.

442^nd (Bergstrom AAF)

807^th AAF Base Unit (I Troop Carrier Command Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier) (April 1944 to October 1945)

• Curtiss C-46A-5-CK Commando: 43-46977, 43-46979
• Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando: 42-96534, 42-96703, 42-96705, 42-96711, 42-96712
• Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando: 42-101095, 42-101109, 42-101125
• Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando: 44-77420, 44-77423, 44-77427, 44-77428, 44-77430, 44-77432, 44-77436, 44-77437, 44-77443
• Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando: 44-77470, 44-77615, 44-77620, 44-77626, 44-77629, 44-77631, 44-77664, 44-77679, 44-77684, 44-77685, 44-77693, 44-77712, 44-77721, 44-77726, 44-77727, 44-77728, 44-77830, 44-77878