Dorr Field was named after a pilot, Stephen Dorr, who was killed in a mid air collision on August 17, 1917. It was located 11 miles east of Arcadia. This airfield was used to train pilots during both world wars. At the end of WW I, this training base was closed but at the start of WW II was reactivated. After the second war ended Dorr Field was abandoned.
     Carlstrom Field was named after a British pilot, Victor Carlstrom, who was killed in an aircraft accident in Newport News, Virginia on May 09, 1917. It was located 7 miles south of Arcadia. This airfield was also active during both world wars, being shut down first in 1923. In October of 1919, final testing of an experimental aircraft called "Kettering Bug" was successfully tested and launched. This aircraft was built to drop warheads and to fly without a pilot. During WW II, Great Britian sent their young pilots to train at Carlstrom Field. 23 of these British pilot died while there and the city of Arcadia dedicated a special area in the city cemetery (Oak Ridge Cemetery) in their honor, where they were laid to rest. After WW II ended, Carlstrom Field was also abandoned.
     Soon Afterwards, the State of Florida purchased both airfields from the Federal Government for only $1.00. Carlstrom Field was turned into a state mental hospital, G Wood Pierce State Mental Hospital. The original buildings were reconstructed and the hospital is still in use today. The runways are still visable. Dorr Field now houses the Desoto County Correctional Institution.