Kirtland Air Force Base - Hardcover

II, Joseph T Page

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1540235114 ISBN 13: 9781540235114

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2018

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1540235114
• ISBN 13: 9781540235114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130