Walker Air Force Base
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walker-air-force-base-187-11189333
title:
Walker Air Force Base
text:
Walker Air Force Base is a ramshackle, closed United States Air Force base located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Roswell, New Mexico. It was opened in 1941 as an Army Air Corps flying school and was active during World War II and the postwar era as Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF). During the early years of the Cold War, it became the largest base of the Strategic Air Command. It is also known for the Roswell UFO incident, an event that occurred on 4 July 1947. It is
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
U.S. Air Force base near Roswell, New Mexico
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Air_Force_Base
date created:
2006-03-29T12:12:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T00:41:05Z
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13
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