Delaware World War II Army Airfields

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces had two major airfields in Delaware. They were:
 * Dover Army Air Field, 4 miles southeast of Dover, Delaware
 * Assigned to First Air Force
 * 18th Observation Squadron (65th Obsn Gp), 2 March 1942 – 23 March 1942
 * 80th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)(45th Bomb Gp), 29 April 1942 – 15 July 1942
 * Hq and Hq Sq, 45th Bombardment Group (Medium), 16 May 1942 – 27 July 1942
 * 39th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)/ 3rd Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy), 19 July 1942 – 28 February 1943
 * 312th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, 16 September 1942 – 10 April 1944
 * 365th Fighter Group (Single Engine), 11 August 1943 – 18 November 1943
 * 83rd Fighter Group (Single Engine), 22 November 1943 – 10 April 1944
 * 125th Army Air Force Base Unit, 10 April 1944 – 31 March 1946
 * Now: Roundel of the USAF.svg Dover Air Force Base


 * New Castle Army Air Base, 1 mile west of New Castle, Delaware
 * Assigned to First Air Force
 * 62nd Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor)(56th Purs Gp), 10 December 1941 – 17 January 1942
 * 4th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor)/ 4th Fighter Squadron (52nd Ftr Gp), 27 April 1942 – 12 June 1942
 * Assigned to Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command
 * 344th Air Base Squadron / 344th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, 29 May 1942 – 31 March 1944
 * 2nd Ferrying Group, 29 May 1942 – 4 December 1945
 * 552nd Army Air Force Base Unit, 31 March 1944 – 31 December 1945
 * 1596th Army Air Force Base Unit, 1 December 1944-November 1945
 * Was: New Castle Air National Guard Base
 * Now: New Castle Airport (ILG)