Hillsborough Army Airfield | |
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Part of Army Air Force Training Command | |
Tampa, Florida | |
Coordinates | 28°02′50″N 082°25′06″W / 28.04722°N 82.41833°W |
Type | Army Airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 |
In use | 1943-1945 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Army Air Force Training Command |
Hillsborough Army Airfield is a former World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield which was located about 7 miles north of downtown Tampa, Florida, near Temple Terrace, Florida. After World War II it served as a civilian airport called Henderson Hillsborough International Airport for several years until it closed.