OtherUS US Marine Corps Air Station New River NC
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HISTORICAL NOTE
The airfield was built in 1943 and placed under the command of MCB Camp Lejeune. On 26 April 1944, the field was commissioned Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield (MCAAF) Camp Lejeune. As World War II came to an end, MCAAF Camp Lejeune was closed and reverted to caretaker status as an outlying airfield of MCAS Cherry Point. In 1951 the installation was reactivated and became Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) Peterfield Point, Camp Lejeune. A year later (1952) the name was changed again, to Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) New River. MCAF New River had another major name change in 1968, where it was recommissioned as Marine Corps Air Station (Helicopter) New River, NC. In 1972, the airfield was named McCutcheon Field for General Keith B. McCutcheon, one of the fathers of Marine Corps helicopter aviation.
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MARINE CORPS AIR FACILITY (MCAF) PETERFIELD POINT, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
1951 to 1952.
MARINE CORPS AIR FACILITY (MCAF) NEW RIVER, NC
1952 to 1968.
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1961-10-30 |
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Collectors request |
From the Greg Ciesielski collection.
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N/A |
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1959-02-17 |
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Marines mail |
From the Greg Ciesielski collection.
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1961-10-30 |
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Collectors request |
From the Greg Ciesielski collection.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION (MCAS) NEW RIVER, NC
1968 to Present Day.
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1978-12-05 |
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Official Business |
From the Greg Ciesielski collection.
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