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 11th c1944  Dick Odgers 1987 |
Location Lat 55° 12' 22N Long 162° 43' 31W Cold Bay Airfield is located an elevation of 96' above sea level at Cold Bay on a peninsula in southern Alaska in the United States. Construction Built by U.S. Army during the Pacific War. Wartime History On June 11, 1942 the first U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 11th Air Force (11th AF) bombing mission commences from Cold Bay Airfield when five B-24s and LB-30s with five B-17s flew via Umnak Airfield where bombs were loaded then took off again to bomb Kiska Island. Naming Honors Cold Bay Airfield was later renamed Thornbrough Army Air Field (Thornbrough Field, Thornbrough AFB) in honor of Captain George W. Thornbrough Missing In Action (MIA) on June 4, 1942 piloting B-26 Marauder 40-1408 on a mission to bomb a Japanese task force and crashed near Cold Bay. American units based at Cold Bay 28th BG, 73rd BS (12 x B-26) June 1942 11th FS (P-40 detachment) Fort Glenn ? - September 1, 1942 Fort Glenn 343rd FG, HQ (P-40) Elmendorf arrives December 25, 1942 343rd FG, 344th FS (P-40) Elmendorf arrives November 12, 1942–December 25, 1942 departs Elmendorf Composite Squadron 21 (VC-21) arrived via USS Nassau late April 1943 31st Air Service Squadron 15th Tow Target Squadron 10th AAF Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron (10th AAF ERBS) 120th AACS Squadron 396th Base HQ and Air Base Squadron 398th Base HQ and Air Base Squadron 400th Base HQ and Air Base Squadron Today Still in use to today as Cold Bay Airport as a civilian airport with two runways. The first is oriented 26/08 measures 4,235' x 150' surfaced with asphalt. The second is oriented 32/14 measures 1,0415' x 150' surfaced with asphalt. Airport codes: FAA: CDB / ICAO: PACD / IATA: CDB. P-38E Lightning 41-2006 Excavated by Dick Odgers during 1987 P-38E Lightning 41-2027 Excavated by Dick Odgers during 1987 P-40E Warhawk 41-9705 Excavated by Dick Odgers during 1987 P-40K Warhawk 42-9791 Excavated by Dick Odgers during 1987 P-40K Warhawk 42-45946 Excavated by Dick Odgers during 1987 Contribute
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