Stanley Field

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| partof = Seventh Air Force

| location = Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

| coordinates = {{Coord|21|29|28.14|N|158|03|33.91|W}} (Approximate)

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Stanley Army Airfield is a former World War II airfield located on Oahu, Hawaii. It was a temporary airfield, used for fighter planes as part of the island's defense. Today it is the site of the Schofield Barracks parade ground,{{Cite news |last=Burlingame |first=Burl |date=April 24, 2005 |title=Where heroes took to the air |work=Honolulu Star Bulletin |url=https://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/04/24/travel/index.html |access-date=January 23, 2023}} which is named after Frederick C. Weyand, a former commander of the U.S. 25th Infantry Division.{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Ricardo |date=October 25, 2011 |title=Tropic Lightning Division rededicates parade field to Gen. Weyand |url=https://www.army.mil/article/67951/tropic_lightning_division_rededicates_parade_field_to_gen_weyand |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=United States Army}}

History

United States Army Air Corps Curtiss P-40 Warhawk units based at Stanley Field:

  • 318th Fighter Group's 19th Fighter Squad
  • 15th Fighter Group's 18th Fighter Squad

See also

References

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{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}

  • {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|orig-year=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220180455/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 20, 2016 |edition= reprint|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402}}