George Field
Airfield Identification
April 1942 to present
United States of America
CITY: Lawrenceville, IL
IATA/ICAO CODES: LWV / KLWV
COORDINATES: 38°46'N / 87°36'W
OTHER NAMES: George Field (1942-1948), Lawrenceville-Vincennes International (1948-present)
Commando Operations
George Field was built at the onset of World War II as a military training airfield. Training started there in August 1942 under USAAF Training Command. In the summer of 1944, an increasing need for combat cargo pilots led to the transfer of George Field to I Troop Carrier Command. Training was done initially on the C-47 Skytrain, but switched to the Commando in February 1945. Training at George Field came to a halt in September 1945. The airfield was turned over to ATSC (Air Technical Service Command), whose mission was to remove all usable military equipment from the property and dispose of items which no longer had a useful need.
George Field subsequently became a general aviation airport in 1948.
Units & operators based
805th AAF Base Unit (I Troop Carrier Command Combat Crew Training School, Troop Carrier) (April 1944 to May 1945)
Last edited: 15/01/2024