1946
February, The 26^th is the first day of War Asset Administration Storage Depot 41. The 4184 AAFBU is changed to 4126 and placed on temporary duty.

March, Bidding starts for buildings on the former airfield.

May, The WAA sold 7 aircraft, 6 AT-6s and 1 BT-13.

June, A bid process is establish for aircraft to be scraped. The successful bid for Kingman has 14 months to complete the project.

August, Martin Wunderlich Company of Jefferson City, MO won the bid of $2,780,000 to destroy 4450 aircraft at KAAF.

October, Yucca Army Air Field is declared surplus.

November, Kingman Army Air Field is up for sale. Every thing on the airfield must go.

December, The buildings of Yucca Army Air Field will be up for sale soon.

1947
January, WAA makes visit to the former airfield to inspect the disposal of property.

February, Bill Larkins makes a visit to the airfield to take photos of the surplus aircraft before the destruction of the air fleet. Mohave County officials ask about getting the former Yucca AAF.

April, The Aircraft Conversion Company will be handling the smelters and the making of the aluminum ingots.

May, The Wunderlich Company ask for lower taxes from Mohave County.

June, The Aircraft Conversion Co. employs close to a thousand people.

July, Mohave County now has the right to access the former airfield. William Ball is named the County Airport Manager. The airfield’s buildings are still up for sale. Kingman Flying Service will operate for the airfield.

September, Kingman Flying Services is certified by Civil Aeronautics Administration.

October, Spots bids will be taken for 117 buildings.

December, WAA has close to $50,000 in property up for sales.

1948
March, The Mohave County Supervisors learned the former field will be turned over to the county in July.

May, The Mohave County Supervisors ask the WAA for the Yucca field.

July, The 1^st is a big day for Mohave County. Kingman Army Air Field becomes Mohave County Airport.

August, George Stienke gives a proposal on the future use of Kingman Army Air Field/Mohave County Airport to the Mohave County Supervisors.

December, War Asset Administration ended their stay at Kingman Army Air Field by turning over 9 buildings to Mohave County and leaving the airfield. Julian Meyer was in charge of all WAA operation at KAAF. Some 400 buildings were sold, 5634 aircraft were processed and approximately $850,000 of personal property disposed of.

1949
May, An announcement was made for a free air show at the Kingman Airport (KAAF). It would be held on 5th of June at 2:30 P. M. and everyone is invited. Kingman and Morgan Flying Schools will supply the pilots and planes. It was to be held sometime in February, but a large amount of snow fell during the winter so they postpone it until the field was ready for this kind of activity.

June, The American Legion, Kingman and Morgan Flying Schools will sponsor the free air show at the Kingman Airport. This is to show off one of the best airport in the southwest U. S. The air show featured local pilots and planes vying for prizes in bombing paper cutting, spot, dead-stick, and wheel landings, with a little aerobatics thrown in to the show the skills of the pilots. Over 600 people showed up to watch the show. Dan Powers won the private pilot spot landing contest and B. A. Frieday won the commercial pilot spot landing. Because of some bad weather the ribbon cutting and bombing contest were canceled. Joe Kinkella did some dazzling aerobatics in his BT and Walt Bensley showed off in his Stearman. A big surprise was the landing of a British Lancaster bomber; they were heading to Las Vegas Air Force Base. The weather was getting bad, so they stop here.

December, The inaugural flight of Bonanza Air Line at the Kingman Airport at 9:45 A. M. The first day of air passengers, mail, freight and express service of Bonanza Airlines.