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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