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  • Address: 6000 S 50 W
    Columbus, Indiana
    United States
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Walesboro Airport (Inactive)

Walesboro Airport (Inactive)

Columbus, Indiana

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This airfield was built during WW2 as one of four satellite airfields for George AAF in Lawrenceville, IL, which was a training base for light & medium bomber pilots. It was also known as Walesboro Auxiliary #1, as one of five satellite airfields for Freeman AAF, which provided advanced flight training for crews of multi-engine aircraft.

The date of construction of Walesboro is unknown. The 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken Mercer)described Walesboro Auxiliary AAF as having a 4,500' hard-surface runway. The date of closure of Walesboro by the military is unknown.

At some point between 1944-62, Walesboro was reused as a civil airport for the town of Columbus, and became known as Columbus Municipal Airport. The 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Columbus Municipal Airport as having two 4,500 bituminous runways: 4/22 & 13/31,and listed the operator as James Owens.

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