Gillespie Airport (Tennessee)
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Gillespie Airport is a former airport in Nashville, Tennessee
. It was opened in 1941. During World War II
, it was leased to the United States Army Air Forces
as a training airfield.
Known USAAF units which trained at Gillespie Field were:
Returned after the war to private ownership, it was later bought by the city of Nashville and was renamed "Cumberland Field". It was closed in the late 1950s, and the land was redeveloped. Today the location of the former airfield is now part of the Nashville Metro Center.
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. It was opened in 1941. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, it was leased to the United States Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
as a training airfield.
Known USAAF units which trained at Gillespie Field were:
- 305th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), 3 Oct 1942-2 Nov 1942
- 306th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), 3 Oct 1942-2 Nov 1942
- 307th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), 3 Oct 1942-2 Nov 1942
- 308th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), 3 Oct 1942-2 Nov 1942
Returned after the war to private ownership, it was later bought by the city of Nashville and was renamed "Cumberland Field". It was closed in the late 1950s, and the land was redeveloped. Today the location of the former airfield is now part of the Nashville Metro Center.