6 Feb 1942
United States
United States
- The construction of an airfield near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States began. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
14 May 1942
United States
United States
- Executive Order No. 9029 issued by Franklin Roosevelt established the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
27 May 1942
United States
United States
- The Alamogordo Field Training Station near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was established. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
10 Jun 1942
United States
United States
- Alamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was established. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
21 Nov 1942
United States
United States
- Alamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was named a Second Air Force installation. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
24 Mar 1944
United States
United States
- 417th 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. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
25 Mar 1944
United States
United States
- 231st Army Air Force Base Unit was named the operating unit of Alamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
24 Aug 1944
United States
United States
- 4145th Army Air Force Base Unit was named the operating unit of Alamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
16 Apr 1945
United States
United States
- Alamogordo 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. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
16 Jul 1945
United States
United States
- In 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. ww2dbase [William Laurence | Vannevar Bush | Robert Oppenheimer | Leslie Groves | Alamogordo Army Air Field | Operation Trinity and Manhattan Project | Alamogordo, New Mexico | AC]
30 Jan 1946
United States
United States
- Alamogordo 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. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
14 Nov 1947
United States
United States
- Alamogordo 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. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
13 Jan 1948
United States
United States
- Alamogordo Army Air Field near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States was renamed Holloman Air Force Base. ww2dbase [Alamogordo Army Air Field | Alamogordo, New Mexico | CPC]
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