Description: Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Images of America, Paperback 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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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467128872
Book Title: Kirtland Air Force Base
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), United States / West / Mountain (Az, Co, Id, Mt, NM, Nv, Ut, WY), Military / Aviation, Military / Pictorial
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Author: Joseph T. Page II
Item Length: 9.2 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
