Kirtland Air Force Base

Author:   Joseph T. Page
Publisher:   Arcadia Publishing
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9781467128872


Pages:   128
Publication Date:   09 July 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Kirtland Air Force Base


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In late 1939, the US Army leased from the City of Albuquerque 2,000 acres adjacent to the municipal airport to house a small Air Corps detachment servicing transient Army and Navy aircraft. From these humble beginnings, construction began on Albuquerque Army Air Base on January 7, 1941. Starting as a B-17 training base in the months prior to World War II, the airfield would contain a bombardier school, glider replacement center, and four-engine transition school. On February 25, 1942, at the special request of Gen. Henry Hap Arnold, Albuquerque Army Air Base was renamed after Col. Roy C. Kirtland, one of the early Army aviation pioneers. Today, Kirtland Air Force Base has evolved into a military base different in many respects from its predecessor installations--Oxnard Field, Sandia Base, and Manzano Base. The base's presence is significant to Albuquerque's economic and social life, as well as housing several of the nation's most important defense research and development organizations.

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Author:   Joseph T. Page
Publisher:   Arcadia Publishing
Imprint:   Arcadia Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.018kg
ISBN:  

9781467128872


ISBN 10:   1467128872
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   09 July 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Joseph T. Page II is a longtime resident of New Mexico. The photographs detailing the work at Kirtland Air Force Base throughout the decades were graciously provided by the US Air Force, Albuquerque Museum, and private collections.

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