Bowman Field

  1921 to present

  United States of America

CITY: Louisville, KY

IATA/ICAO CODES: LOU / KLOU

OTHER NAMES: Bowman Field

Bowman Field was founded by aviation enthusiast Abram H. Bowman as Kentucky's first commercial airport.

During World War II, Bowman Field was one of the nation's most important training bases as well as its busiest airport. The facility became known as "Air Base City" when a bomber squadron moved in and more than 1,600 recruits underwent basic training in a three-month period. USAAF's school for flight surgeons, medical technicians, and flight nurses also called Bowman Field home.

27^th AAF Base Unit (Bowman Field)

808^th AAF Base Unit, Bowman Field, KY (I Troop Carrier Command School of Air Evacuation) (April 1944 to May 1944)

New groups which were processed through Bowman Field prior to their deployments overseas were:

1^st Combat Cargo Group (April 1944 to August 1944)

1^st Combat Cargo Group, 3^rd Combat Cargo Squadron (April 1944 to August 1944)

4^th Combat Cargo Group (August 1944 to November 1944)

4^th Combat Cargo Group, 16^th Combat Cargo Squadron (August 1944 to November 1944)