Hobbs Army Air Field
Base Newspaper October 9, 1942
Below are pages from the first issue of a newspaper published especially for the base under
the title A.A.F.A.F.S. which stood for Army Air Force Advanced Flight School.
Later, the title of the newspaper was changed to The Bomb Blast.
Photo courtesy Col. Michael J. Nugent (ret.)
Employees of the Hobbs News-Sun, who printed the base newspaper on the News-Sun press
are shown with Pvt. Harry M. (Bud) Nugent (center), editor-in-chief of the base newspaper.
The issue Pvt. Nugent is holding is the same issue shown below.
From left to right, Belver Davis, J.R. Wilhite, Pvt. Harry M. (Bud) Nugent, Clifford May, James Grundy.
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Hobbs News-Sun's
Salute to Hobbs Army Air Field (circa 1945)
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Hobbs Army Airfield, located near Hobbs, New Mexico was primarily used for training B-17 pilots during World War II.
For a great website on the
B-17 airplane visit the Northstar
Gallery
at this link.
Photo
courtesy USAF Historical Research Center
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Did you
know?
Did you know that
bomber training targets for air bases in New Mexico,
including Hobbs Army Air Field included large,
elaborate geoglyphs constructed by grading away
topsoil in patterns to resemble large bullseyes,
ships and even swastikas? Some targets were
also constructed by building berms of dirt and rock
several feet high and wide to make the shapes to be
seen from the air. Many of these targets are
still visible from the air today, or from satellite
views using Google Earth. Visit the Military
Geoglyphs
of New Mexico website for more
information and dozens of fascinating current-day
aerial photos of the targets.
 The above
view from Google Earth shows a typical bombing
range target approximately 23 miles west of
Hobbs Army Air Field as it appears today.
This particular target is about 330 yards
across. Note the roman numerals directly
below the target (upside down from this angle).
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