Pepperrell Air Force Base
| Pepperrell Air Force Base | |
|---|---|
| St. John's, Newfoundland | |
| Insignia of units assigned to Pepperrell Air Force Base | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military base |
| Owner | Department of Defence |
| Operator | United States Air Force 1941 – 1961 |
| Controlled by | United States |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47°35′10″N 52°41′31″W / 47.58611°N 52.69194°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| Built by | United States Army |
| In use | 1941 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | United States Air Force United States Army Air Corps Aerospace Defense Command Northeast Air Command Newfoundland Base Command Eastern Defense Command |
| Occupants | 3rd Infantry Regiment 685th Air Warning Squadron 24th Coast Artillery 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment 53rd Coast Artillery 62nd Coast Artillery 6604th Air Base Wing |
Pepperrell Air Force Base, previously known as Fort Pepperrell, is a decommissioned United States military base located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada which operated from 1941 to 1961.
The base was named in honour of Sir William Pepperrell (1696–1759) of Kittery, Maine, commander of a force of 4,200 soldiers and sailors aboard 90 ships, who captured the French seaport at Louisbourg after a 46-day siege on June 16, 1745.