Kincheloe Air Force Base

Kincheloe Air Force Base
Part of Strategic Air Command (SAC)
Kinross Charter Township, Michigan
2006 USGS photo
Kincheloe AFB is located in Michigan
Kincheloe AFB
Kincheloe AFB
location of Kincheloe AFB,
south of Sault Ste. Marie
Coordinates46°15′03″N 084°28′21″W / 46.25083°N 84.47250°W / 46.25083; -84.47250
TypeAir Force Base
Site information
Controlled by Air Force
Site history
Built1943
Built byUnited States United States
In use1941–1944; 1952–1977
Garrison information
Garrison449th Bombardment Wing

Kincheloe Air Force Base was a United States Air Force (USAF) base during the Cold War. Built in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 1943 during World War II, the base was in service until 1977.[1][2][3]

The base was known by various names, including Kinross Municipal Airport, Kinross Army Air Field, Kinross Air Field, Kinross Air Force Auxiliary Field, and Kinross Air Force Base. The present-day Chippewa County International Airport, Kinross Correctional Facility, and the community of Kincheloe are located on the site of the base. The base was named for Iven Kincheloe (1928–1958), a test pilot from Michigan.

  1. ^ "Air Force chief announces base closures". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 30, 1977. p. 4A – via Google News.
  2. ^ "Soo begins to face loss of Air Force base". Ludington Daily News. (Michigan). UPI. March 31, 1977. p. 2 – via Google News.
  3. ^ "Taps sounds for Kincheloe base". Ludington Daily News. (Michigan). Associated Press. September 30, 1977. p. 1 – via Google News.