00001957
M-0031286-S
UNCLASSIFIED
2430512
06-01-1942
2431335
09-01-1944
HISTORY OF THE AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND ON FERNANDO D
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05-18-1982
CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON 15 SEP 42 ON RUNWAY AND LIVING QUARTERS. DISCUSSES THE ORIGINAL OWNERSHIP OF ISLANDS AND HOW THE U.S. ACQUIRED THE LAND TO BE USED AS AN AIRFIELD. CONTAINS SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF AIRFIELD AND PERSONNEL OF AIRFIELD. DISCUSSES SEVERAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND REASONS WHY AIRFIELD WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND RELEASED ALL CONTROL OF THE AIRFIELD TO THE NAVY ON 5 SEP 44.
NONE
AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND
ON MICROFILM ONLY.
FERNANDO DE NORONHA, BRAZIL