▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁USA AF ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Command ▁as ▁A TC ▁Station ▁# 1 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁transport ▁hub ▁between ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Route , ▁which ▁origin ated ▁at ▁Pres que ▁Is le ▁Army ▁Air field , ▁Maine ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Route , ▁which ▁origin ated ▁at ▁Rom ulus ▁Army ▁Air field ▁( Det roit ▁Airport ), ▁Michigan . ▁The ▁original ▁plan , ▁brief ed ▁by ▁Captain ▁Ro ose vel t ▁to ▁USA AF ▁Chief ▁Henry ▁" H ap " ▁Arnold ▁and ▁others ▁at ▁the ▁Argent ia ▁sum mit ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁called ▁for ▁F rob isher ▁Bay ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁node ▁in ▁a ▁northern ▁alternate ▁air ▁route , ▁running ▁from ▁Church ill , ▁Man it oba ▁via ▁South am pton ▁Island ▁over ▁F rob isher ▁to ▁Bl u ie ▁West ▁E ight ▁and ▁Bl u ie ▁East ▁Two ▁in ▁Green land , ▁rejo ining ▁the ▁main ▁route ▁in ▁I cel and . ▁The ▁later ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁air ▁route ▁via ▁Bl u ie ▁West ▁One ▁and ▁the ▁spring ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁led ▁to ▁cancel ation ▁of ▁the ▁C rim son ▁project ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁associated ▁air fields ▁were ▁reduced ▁to ▁weather , ▁communic ations , ▁and ▁log istics ▁duties . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁F rob isher ▁Bay ▁decl ined ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁with ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁being ▁transferred