Reno AAF

  1942 to present

  United States of America

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CITY: Reno, NV

IATA/ICAO CODES: RTS / KRTS

COORDINATES: 39°40'N / 119°53'W

OTHER NAMES: Reno AAF (1942-1951), Stead AFB (1951-1964), Reno Stead (1964-present)

The Air Transport Command's 3^rd Operational Training Unit was headquartered at Reno AAF, with the aim to train crews to high-altitude flying. It used many Commandos, which was the aircraft many pilots would later use operationally in the mountaineous China-Burma-India theatre.

556^th, 565^th, 566^th & 568^th AAF Base Unit (Reno AAF)

3^rd Operational Training Unit (3 OTU) (from June 1943)

All Commandos based at Reno AAF were operated by 3 OTU, see list on that page.