Collection, 1944-1977.

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Collection, 1944-1977.

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Reports of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey regarding documentation of effects of aerial bombardment of cities and industrial sites in Japan and Germany during World War II. Includes manuals demonstrating the operation and maintainance of pilotless aircraft, specifically the JB-2 "Buzz" bombs. Also reports and memoranda regarding the construction of a special hangar at Eglin Field, Florida, for testing aircraft under controlled climatic conditions. Photos removed and filed in main photo collection.

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University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, UNM-Los Alamos Library

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University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, UNM-Los Alamos Library

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Gardner, Walter H., Captain.

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At Harris Neck, Georgia, in the remote northern reaches of McIntosh County, the United States government, in the fall of 1942, confiscated the lands along the South Newport and Barbour Island Rivers. Paved runways were constructed for aircraft, and Harris Neck became an air reconnaissance base for the United States Army Air Force during World War II. A number of support buildings were constructed at the Harris Neck Air Base, such as barracks for personnel, an officers club, and PX, to serve the ...