on some of their vehicles. Today the airfield is all but unrecognizable in the urbanized area of Tampa, however the center of the airport, with two cris-crossing runways in an X shape, is visible from satellite images. The Tampa Bay regional headquarters of the Florida Department of Transportation building is located on the site of the northeastern runway. Mel's Hot Dogs, a popular Tampa eatery, states on its website that it occupies the last remaining structure from the World War II army air base. See also Florida World War II Army Airfields References Maurer, Maurer (ed.). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982 . Maurer, Maurer (ed.), Air Force Combat Units of World War II, History and Insignia, USAF Historical Division, Washington, DC, 1961 (reprint 1983) Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004. Abandoned Airfields: Hillsbororough Army Airfield / Henderson Airport World War II airfields database: Florida AFHRA search Hillsborough Army Airfield External links Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Florida Transportation buildings and structures in Hillsborough County, Florida Transportation in Tampa, Florida Airfields of the United States Army Air Corps 1943 establishments in Florida University of South Florida 1945 disestablishments in Florida