{"product_id":"us-army-alamo-gordo-army-air-base-1943-ebook","title":"US Army - Alamo Gordo Army Air Base (1943) (ebook)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn information guide to Alamo Gordo Army Air Base, Hampton, Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe airfield 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States in the Tularosa Basin was originally planned for the British Overseas Training program, which was canceled during the airfield's construction. When it was completed, it was established as an US Army airfield. Between 1942 and 1945, it hosted more than 20 different air groups. Starting in 1943, it began hosting training operations. Later in the year, the Alamogordo Gasoline Storage and Pumping Station Annex was added under the command of the airfield commanding officer. In Apr 1945, before the end of WW2, the airfield was relieved of its training mission and had plans to become a permanent bomber operating base, but after the war it operated on a skeleton crew for some time. In Jul 1945, Operation Trinity, the test detonation of the world's first atomic weapon, took place in the northern sector of the Alamogordo Bombing Range (now the White Sands Missile Range). To cover up, the Alamogordo Army Air Field issued a press release noting that an ammunition dump exploded in an accident which caused no injuries. The atomic test remained a secret until after the destruction of Hiroshima, Japan on 6 Aug 1945. With the formation of the United States Air Force in Sep 1947, it was renamed the Holloman Air Force Base in Jan 1948, and it grew to encompass the White Sands Proving Ground (later New Mexico Joint Guided Missile Test Range, and then White Sands Missile Range). Under the USAF, it hosted a variety of units including tactical fighter wings, missile research groups, foreign (German and British) training units, and Aero-Medical Field Laboratory which launched a chimpanzee named Ham into suborbital flight. Holloman Air Force Base remains an active USAF base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"eeeeee\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 6 Feb 1942\" alt=\"See all events on 6 Feb 1942\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/02\/06\/1942\"\u003e6 Feb 1942\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe construction of an airfield near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States began.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 14 May 1942\" alt=\"See all events on 14 May 1942\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/05\/14\/1942\"\u003e14 May 1942\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExecutive Order No. 9029 issued by Franklin Roosevelt established the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"eeeeee\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 27 May 1942\" alt=\"See all events on 27 May 1942\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/05\/27\/1942\"\u003e27 May 1942\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Alamogordo Field Training Station near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was established.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 10 Jun 1942\" alt=\"See all events on 10 Jun 1942\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/06\/10\/1942\"\u003e10 Jun 1942\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was established.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"eeeeee\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 21 Nov 1942\" alt=\"See all events on 21 Nov 1942\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/11\/21\/1942\"\u003e21 Nov 1942\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was named a Second Air Force installation.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 24 Mar 1944\" alt=\"See all events on 24 Mar 1944\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/03\/24\/1944\"\u003e24 Mar 1944\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e417th Bombardment Squadron of 25th Bombardment Group of US Army Air Forces, operating B-18 Bolo bombers, was assigned to Alamogordo Army Air Field in New Mexico, United States.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"eeeeee\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 25 Mar 1944\" alt=\"See all events on 25 Mar 1944\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/03\/25\/1944\"\u003e25 Mar 1944\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e231st Army Air Force Base Unit was named the operating unit of Alamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 24 Aug 1944\" alt=\"See all events on 24 Aug 1944\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/08\/24\/1944\"\u003e24 Aug 1944\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4145th Army Air Force Base Unit was named the operating unit of Alamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"eeeeee\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 16 Apr 1945\" alt=\"See all events on 16 Apr 1945\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/04\/16\/1945\"\u003e16 Apr 1945\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was relieved of its training mission and was assigned to Continental Air Forces to become a permanent B-29 bomber base.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 16 Jul 1945\" alt=\"See all events on 16 Jul 1945\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/07\/16\/1945\"\u003e16 Jul 1945\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIn Operation Trinity, the Americans successfully detonated an atomic bomb at Alamogordo Bombing Range in New Mexico, United States. The test blast created temperatures 10,000 times the surface temperature of the sun and was felt 200 miles away. The explosion was the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT and throws a column of fire and smoke 35,000 feet into the night sky. The authorities hid the blast by claiming that an ammunition dump had gone up.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"eeeeee\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 30 Jan 1946\" alt=\"See all events on 30 Jan 1946\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/01\/30\/1946\"\u003e30 Jan 1946\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was planned to be operated only by a skeleton crew, functioning only as a refuelling station and for emergency landings.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 14 Nov 1947\" alt=\"See all events on 14 Nov 1947\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/11\/14\/1947\"\u003e14 Nov 1947\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States supported Alamogordo Guided Missile Test Base in the launching of the first Boeing Ground-to-Air Pilotless Aircraft.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr bgcolor=\"eeeeee\"\u003e\n\u003ctd nowrap align=\"right\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"noStyle\" title=\"See all events on 13 Jan 1948\" alt=\"See all events on 13 Jan 1948\" href=\"https:\/\/ww2db.com\/event\/today\/01\/13\/1948\"\u003e13 Jan 1948\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was renamed Holloman Air Force Base.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cNgkIlHFauQ?si=Hq63Axu1YdSj51DK\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32 pages - in English - PDF to download\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"www.skyshelf.eu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56310156788038,"sku":"845DG1943EN","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6901\/4698\/files\/845DG1943ENAlamoGordoArmyAirBase_1.jpg?v=1775308332","url":"https:\/\/www.skyshelf.eu\/en-gr\/products\/us-army-alamo-gordo-army-air-base-1943-ebook","provider":"www.skyshelf.eu","version":"1.0","type":"link"}