History of Ladd Field   

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Session II: Mar. 20, 27, Apr. 3, 10
Thursdays 12:15- 1:30 pm
Military presence in Alaska was minimal until 1935, when the war in Europe was perceivable and the US needed to take action. It was then in 1939 that the Fairbanks Air Base was established, and was renamed Ladd Field Cold Weather Test Detachment before 1940. Ladd Field Air Base Alaska became a major contributor of goods and services to the war effort in Europe between 1942-1945 through the Lend-Lease Act.
Instructor Donna Wheelock retired from Alaska Airlines and Northern Air Cargo. She also is a presenter of aviation history at the Pioneer Air Museum with a degree in History.