Army Base on Wolfeboro Neck???

pfreeland · 05-08-2020, 07:59 AM

An 85 plus year old fellow graduate of Camp Wyanoke on the neck recently mentioned that he vaguely remembers a possible army base near the airport during WWII. I have asked the WWII museum folks if they have any knowledge, they answered that they do not. Does anyone have any idea what my friend might have meant?
Thanks
Pat Freeland
Cornwall Pa

ApS · 05-08-2020, 08:30 AM

Most likely he was thinking of the CAP.

The Civil Air Patrol had a presence at the (later-named) "Lakes Region Airpark". 'Way back then, it was just known as the "Wolfeboro Airport".

While the CAP's Wolfeboro presence followed WWII, other civilian airplanes scouted the US' coastlines for enemy submarines, and suffered a generally-unrecognized 64 fatalities.

Slickcraft · 05-08-2020, 11:37 AM

Welcome to the Forum Pat

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pfreeland Junior Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Army Base on Wolfeboro Neck??? An 85 plus year old fellow graduate of Camp Wyanoke on the neck recently mentioned that he vaguely remembers a possible army base near the airport during WWII. I have asked the WWII museum folks if they have any knowledge, they answered that they do not. Does anyone have any idea what my friend might have meant? Thanks Pat Freeland Cornwall Pa

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ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,788 Thanks: 2,085 Thanked 742 Times in 532 Posts	Wolfeboro's Little Airport Started Pulling Stumps in 1949. Most likely he was thinking of the CAP. The Civil Air Patrol had a presence at the (later-named) "Lakes Region Airpark". 'Way back then, it was just known as the "Wolfeboro Airport". While the CAP's Wolfeboro presence followed WWII, other civilian airplanes scouted the US' coastlines for enemy submarines, and suffered a generally-unrecognized 64 fatalities.

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