Redmond Army Airfield

Redmond Army Airfield (1942-1945) - A World War II U.S. Army Air Field established in 1942 near Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon. First named Redmond Army Airfield after the location. It closed as a military airfield after the end of WWII in 1945. Now Redmond Municipal Airport. History In 1942, the city of Redmond leased Roberts Field to the government to construct a bomber training facility to be known as Redmond Army Airfield. In 1946, the airport was sold back to the city of Redmond for $1. Redmond Army Airfield Partial Commanders List (edit list) Assumed Relieved Rank Name Cullum Notes 12-1942 Major Brewster, Morell N/A 04-1943 07-1943 Captain Lahti, Eino N/A 07-1943 12-1943 Captain Roach, Mark N/A 01-1944 03-1944 Lt. Colonel Kincaid, Milton N/A 03-1944 04-1944 Major Smith, Eugene N/A 04-1944 05-1944 Captain Naumann, Harry N/A 05-1944 12-1944 Major Vintion, Russell N/A 01-1945 Major Luther, Vinton N/A Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. Current Status Now Redmond Municipal Airport. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Near Redmond in Deschutes County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 44.254167 Long: -121.149722 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 3,080' GPS Locations: 44.254167, -121.149722 Redmond Army Airfield See Also: Madras Army Airfield Oregon Airfields Sources: US Army Owned, Sponsored and Leased Facilities Report, AMD-1, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 31 Dec 1945, CDSG Pdf Shaw, Frederick J. Ed., Locating Air Force Base Sites: History's Legacy, updated 2014, Air Force History and Museums Program, USAF, Washington DC, 2004, 268 pages Hanson, Tor, Central Oregon Aviation, 2021, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, S.C., Links: Wikipedia - Redmond Army Airfield The Army Air Forces in World War II, Part 6, men and Planes, Chapter 4. Oregon DEQ - Redmond Army Airfield [1] Fortification ID: OR0133 - Redmond Army Airfield Visited: 11 May 2022