At HiTech Creations we live and breathe World War 2. Maybe that explains why our online flight sim game, Aces High, has been wildly popular for over thirteen years. We study World War II as no other site studies it, and one of the things we have taken a look at in the past few weeks is the construction of airfields around the United States immediately following Pearl Harbor.
After that catastrophe, the nation kicked into high gear. The sleeping industrial giant began making weapons, planes, tanks, uniforms and airfields, and by the end of 1942 the war machine was the largest industry in the world.
Today we are going to take a look at the airfields built in the state of Mississippi during that time. These airfields were used primarily as training sites for pilots and flight crews; interestingly enough, most of the airfields built seventy years ago are still in use today. Now, let’s take a look at those airfields.
- Key Field; now Key Field Air National Guard Base
- Laurel Army Airfield; now Hesler-Noble Field
- Hattiesburg Army Airfield; now Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport
- Columbus Army Airfield; now Columbus Air Force Base
- River Auxiliary Field; now part of Columbus Air Force Base
- Vaughn Auxiliary Field; now part of Columbus Air Force Base
- Greenville Army Airfield; now Mid Delta Regional Airport
- Cleveland Army Airfield; now Cleveland Municipal Airport
- Fletcher Field; now Fletcher Field
- Grenada Army Airfield; now Grenada Municipal Airport
Ten airfields, each playing an integral part in the war effort, and all ten still functioning today as a military field or civilian field; that’s what we call a good investment.
So what’s the big deal you ask? Well, other than the obvious patriotic aspect of this, the point is that when we study history we are able to make our combat flight simulator that much more realistic. Players from around the world count on us to make Aces High the best rendition of actual combat that can be found in the gaming industry, and judging from our track record, we have fulfilled that mission.
However, new competition keeps coming our way, and that means we have to keep tweaking our World War 2 flight simulator as often as is necessary.
Try our free download and find out for yourself why Aces High is still the best flight sim game on the market.
