Middletown Air Materiel Area
Operator Identification
9 March 1946 to 1 April 1961
United States of America
TYPE: USAAF unit
IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil
HEADQUARTERS: Olmsted AAF, PA
FORMER NAME: Middletown Air Depot
SUBSEQUENT NAME: Middletown Air Logistics Center
Operator History
Middletown Air Materiel Area started off as the Middletown Air Depot back in 1917. It was a major logistics platform for the Air Force Air Materiel Command.
Commando Operations
March 1946* to October 1961*
The above time period also includes date when the Middletown Air Material Area was named Air Depot.
A few Commandos were stripped of parts and broken up postwar at the Middletown Air Materiel Area.
Others were taken out of storage from the Arizona Aircraft Storage Squadron to be used for air commando training operations.
Last edited: 02/05/2024