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Several AAF's to cover from the 30's, 40's and 50's

Randolph Field
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base
sources The portal to Texas History archives, LIFE google archives.

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Part 2

MGM Filming "West Point of the Air" June 2 1934

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Randolph Field March 1942 by LIFE photographer William Vandervert

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Part 4

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Part 5

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Part 6

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Part 7

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Alamogordo Army Air Field
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holloman_A ... _Air_Field
Wiki: Planned for the British Overseas Training program which they did not pursue, construction for the USAAF base 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, began on 6 February 1942. After the nearby Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range was established by Executive Order No. 9029 (range designation on 14 May), the neighboring military installation was designated Alamogordo Field Training Station (27 May) and Alamogordo Army Air Base (operated by the 359th Base Heasdquarters beginning on 10 June 1942. From 1942–1945 the AAF had more than 20 different groups for overseas training, initially flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses then Consolidated B-24 Liberators. Training began in 1943.

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Blythe Army Air Field
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blythe_Airport









Biggs Army Air Field
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biggs_Army_Airfield

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Pratt Army Air Field
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_Army_Airfield

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Mitchel Field
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchel_Air_Force_Base

USAAF Republic P-47B's of the 80th FG 89th FS 10th AF Mitchel Field NY

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Peterson Field
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterson_Air_Force_Base

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Seeing the Randolph shots made me thing of going to FTD training on one of the hangars, passing the "Taj" all the time and staying in one of the barracks, back in 1985.

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http://arizonagroundcrew.org/

1940's Army Air Force ground crew living history
(A 501 C 3 organization)
(IYAMYAS)

"Yes sir, it's suppose to look like that"

Mark, I really enjoy your posts of all the photos. I appreciate the time and work it takes to post them. I look forward to more. Great job!

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