Watertown AAF, SD
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702nd Bomb Squadron Training Base
Watertown Army Air Base, Watertown, South Dakota
Watertown Army Air Base, Watertown, South Dakota
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force. Used as a Second Air Force cold weather bomber training base as an auxiliary to Sioux Falls Army Air Field, and by Air Proving Ground Command.
Both B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator units underwent advanced training prior to overseas movement. One unit that trained there was the 702nd Bomb Squadron of the 445th Bomb Group.
Watertown Army Air Field, South Dakota
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