Army Air Force Units Army Airways Communications System:
The Army Airways Communications System (AACS) was first organized on 15 November 1938, in the Directorate of Communications of the U.S. Army Air Corps. On 13 April 1943, the official lineage of the AACS as a separate unit began with the constitution of the AACS Wing. The AACS Wing was activated as part of the Flight Control Command on 26 April 1943. On 14 July 1943, the AACS Wing was reassigned directly to the Army Air Forces. It was redesignated the AACS on 26 April 1944, with major command status. On 13 March 1946, the AACS was redesignated the Air Communications Service (ACS) and reassigned to the Air Transport Command. The ACS was redesignated the Airways and Air Communications Service (AACS) on 11 September 1946 |
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Narsarssuaq |
Narsarssuaq |
Sonderstrom Fjord # 941 |
Ikateq # 904 |
Greenland AACS Groups / Squadrons
67th AACS Group
Headquarter |
Detachments |
Base Code |
Location |
Operation |
Narsarssuaq |
- |
B W1 |
N61 11 W45 25 |
Jul 1941 - (1945) |
17th Airways Comm. Sqdn. APO 679 (22.03.1944 ) Ikateq - #904
17th AACS Squadron
Headquarter |
Detachments |
Base Code |
Location |
Operation |
Narsarssuaq |
Narsarssuaq |
BW1 |
N61 11 W45 25 |
Jul 1941 - (1945) |
- |
Sondrestrom Fjord |
BW8 |
N67 02 W50 40 |
Oct 1941 - (1945) |
- |
Ikatek |
BE2 |
N65 56 W36 41 |
Nov 1942 - (1945) |
135th AACS Squadron
Headquarter |
Detachments |
Base Code |
Location |
Operation |
Narsarssuaq |
Narsarssuaq |
BW1 |
N61 11 W45 25 |
Jul 1941 - (1945) |
- |
Simiutak |
BW3 |
N60 41 W46 32 |
May 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Sondrestrom Fjord |
BW8 |
N67 02 W50 40 |
Oct 1941 - (1945) |
- |
Cruncher Island |
BW9 |
N66 02 W53 34 |
Sep 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Ikatek |
BE2 |
N65 56 W36 41 |
Nov 1942 - (1945) |
136th AACS Squadron
Headquarter |
Detachments |
Base Code |
Location |
Operation |
Harmon |
Narsarssuaq |
BW1 |
N61 11 W45 25 |
Jul 1941 - (1945) |
- |
Simiutak |
BW3 |
N60 41 W46 32 |
May 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Sondrestrom Fjord |
BW8 |
N67 02 W50 40 |
Nov 1941 - (1945) |
137th AACS Squadron
Headquarter |
Detachments |
Base Code |
Location |
Operation |
Greenland (?) |
Cape Adelaer |
BE1 |
N61 52 W42 25 |
Nov 1943 - (1945) |
- |
Comanche Bay |
- |
N65 04 W40 14 |
Dec 1943 - (1945) |
- (?) | Atterbury Dome | - |
N65 20 W40 18 |
Oct 1942 - Sep 1943 |
- |
Cruncher Island |
BW9 |
N66 02 W53 34 |
Sep 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Egedesminde |
BW5 |
N68 42 W52 52 |
Jan 1943 - (1945) |
- |
Ikateq |
BE2 |
N65 56 W36 41 |
Nov 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Ivigtut |
BW7 |
N61 13 W48 07 |
Jun 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Marrak Point |
BW4 |
N63 26 W51 11 |
Jan 1943 - (1945) |
- |
Narsarssuaq |
BW1 |
N61 11 W45 25 |
Jul 1941 - (1945) |
- |
Prince Christian's Sound |
BE1 |
N60 03 W43 12 |
Dec 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Simiutak |
BW3 |
N60 41 W46 32 |
May 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Skjoldungen |
BE1 |
N63 11 W41 20 |
Dec 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Sondrestrom Fjord |
BW8 |
N67 02 W50 40 |
Nov 1941 - (1945) |
- |
Walrus Bay |
BE3 |
N70 30 W21 58 |
Jan 1943 |
138th AACS Squadron
Headquarter |
Detachments |
Base Code |
Location |
Operation |
Narsarssuaq |
Cape Adelaer |
BE1 |
N61 52 W42 25 |
Nov 1943 - (1945) |
- |
Cape Dan |
BE1(?) |
N65 34 W37 10 |
Oct 1943 - (1945) |
- |
Comanche Bay |
- |
N65 04 W40 14 |
Dec 1943 - (1945) |
- |
Ikateq |
BE2 |
N65 56 W36 41 |
Nov 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Ivigtut |
BW7 |
N61 13 W48 07 |
Jun 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Skjoldungen |
BE1 |
N63 11 W41 20 |
Dec 1942 - (1945) |
- |
Sondrestrom Fjord |
BW8 |
N67 02 W50 40 |
Nov 1941 - (1945) |
- |
Walrus Bay |
BE3 |
N70 30 W21 58 |
Jan 1943 |