Nellis AFB - History

Part of: Nellis Air Force Base Cultural Resources Archive

Other Keywords
Nevada Test Site • Construction • Historic Photographs • Flexible Gunnery School • Conservation • Burial Site • Public Outreach • WWII • Mormonism • Plane crash

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Heritage Management • Archaeological Overview • Environment Research

Temporal Keywords
World War II

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • Nevada (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • Clark (County) • Nye (County) • Las Vegas, Nevada • USA (Country) • Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada • Indian Springs • Nellis AFB

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Acquisition of Site for Air Corps Gunnery School, Las Vegas, Nevada (1941)
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Letter to the Commanding General about the 200 acres located adjacent to the Las Vegas, Nevada Municpal Airport for development as an Air Corps Gunnery School.
Anatomy of the Nevada Test Site (1965)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Frederick C. Worman.
This pamphlet is one of a series prepared in the interest of science education.
Article: Las Vegas History (2005)
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Short history of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Base History 3596th Air Base Squadron Indian Springs Air Force Base Indian Springs, Nevada January 1942 to September 1952 (1952)
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This is a short review of the History of the Indian Springs Air Force Base. The material was taken from all the available records held in the Office of Base Historian, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Bullseye Articles 2000-2005 (2005)
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Article in the Nellis AFB newspaper Bullseye, highlighting conservation on site.
Construction Directive. For the Indian Springs Auxiliary Landing Field, a sub-post of the Las Vegas Flexible Gunnery School (1942)
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The document is a part of the Construction Directive for the subject airfield.
Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites Ordinance and Explosive Project Archives Search Report Findings for the former Nellis Air Force Range Area A (1996)
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This report presents the findings of a historical records search and site inspection for ordnance and explosives (OE) presence located at the former Nellis Air Force Range - Area "A", Las Vegas, Nevada. This investigation focused on approximately 708,621 acres of land that were used by the War Department/Department of Defense. The site was used as a portion of a bombing and gunnery range from 1940 to 1942.
Enlisted Heritage Presentation (2012)
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Presentation on accomplishments of 99th ABW enlisted personnel.
Facilities Available at Nellis Air Force Base (1950)
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Pages from a 1950s guide to Nellis AFB.
Facilities for Standardization of B-29 Flexible Gunnery Training Program, Las Vegas Army Field, Nevada (1945)
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Correspondence related to construction of facilities for the B-29 Flexible Gunnery Training Program.
Fate Conspired against Nevada's Largest Ranch (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Bob McCracken.
The second and final installament of historian Robert McCracken's series on the vast United Cattle and Packing Co.
Historic Photos (1960)
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Historic Photos of Nellis AFB.
Historic Places in Central Nevada Adjacent to Nellis Air Force Base (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Keith Myhrer. Allen Metscher.
This document describes places on Bureau of Land Management and privately-owned land that during their historical lives utilized portions of what became the Nevada Test and Training Range (Maps 1 and 2).
History of the 99th Air Base Wing 1 January 2004 - 31 December 2005 (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Gerald A. White Jr..
History report of the 99th Air Base Wing for 2004-2005.
Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field Information Brochure (1984)
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Information brochure for new personnel.
An Irish Lan from Cork Put Indian Springs on the Map (1973)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John F. Chlan.
Various articles from the Nevadan regarding the founding of Indian Springs and contaminate water wells.
Las Vegas Army Air Field/Nellis Air Force Base 1941-2011 (2011)
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Short presentation on the history of Nellis AFB. Presentation created by the 99 ABW History Office.
Las Vegas Valley at Mormon Contact (1855-1858) (1993)
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The Las Vegas Mission was established in 1855 by Mormon missionaries in the center of the Las Vegas Valley along Las Vegas Creek. One purpose for the establishment of the mission was to convert the native people whom the Mormons referred to as "Lamanites" to Mormonism.
Letter: Specification for Sewer, Water, and Gas Systems and Appurtenant Facilities - Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada (1941)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Edwin C. Kelton.
Letter regarding construction of sewer, water, and gas systems.
Letter: Temporary Construction for Flexible Gunnery School, Las Vegas, Nevada (1941)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John R. Herdin.
Correspondence related to the construction of the Flexible Gunnery School.
Memo: Southern California Rents and Claim Board (1942)
DOCUMENT Full-Text George E. Mathieu. Robert A. Allen.
Report on inquiry into property claim.
Memo: Visit of President John F Kennedy (1991)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Donna L. Clark.
On 8 December 1962, President John F. Kennedy visited Indian Springs AFB and the Nevada Test Site. This is a memo of record regarding that visit.
Nellis Air Force Base Guide (1956)
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A 1956 guide to Nellis AFB for new personnel.
Nellis Air Force Base Historic Photos (1987)
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Historic photographs of Nellis AFB.
Nevada and the Army Air Forces in WWII (1945)
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Descriptions of slides used to depict the interactions between the state of Nevada and the US Air Force during WWII.
Nevada and the Army Air Forces in WWII Presentation (1950)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jerry White.
Presentation about Nevada and its use for military operations.
Nevada Test Site Guide (2001)
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The Nevada Test Site Guid expands on the information previously published in the Guide to Frenchman Flat. While the new guide does not cover all the events that have occurred at the Nevada Test Site, it does contain photographs and articles on past atmospheric and underground tests, and other events and programs that play a ,very important role in the nation's security and defense.
Preliminary Engineering Study Auxiliary Landing Field Indian Springs, Nevada (1942)
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Preliminary Engineering Study Auxiliary Landing Field Indian Springs, Nevada.
Subproject for Airfield Construction at Las Vegas Flying School No. 10 (1941)
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Documentation regarding the construction of the Las Vegas Flying School No. 10.
Talking Paper on Las Vegas Army Air Field/Nellis Air Force Base: 1941-1950 (2005)
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Talking Paper on Las Vegas Army Air Field/Nellis Air Force Base: 1941-1950.
Tonopah Test Range Outpost of Sandia National Laboratories (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Leland Johnson.
Tonopah Test Range was established in 1957 by Sandia Corporation and it provided an isolated place for the Atomic Energy Commission to test ballistics and non-nuclear features of atomic weapons. This report is a brief review of historical highlights at Tonopah Test Range. This brief review of historical highlights at Tonopah Test Range solicits corrections and additional memoirs from Sandians serving the range from 1957 to the present. The Los Lunas, Salton Sea, Kauai, and Edgewood testing...
World War II Aircraft Training Crashes at the Tonopah Army Air Field, Nevada (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Keith Myhrer.
This study examines the crashes that occurred at this training facility from 1942-1945. Most that are discussed are categorized as Notable Accidents, which include fatalities, major damage to aircraft, and atypical crashes. There were 59 Notable Accidents with 134 fatalities which are discussed in individual crash sections. Official accident reports follow. There were 134 minor accidents categorized as Incidents. They are situations that resulted in only minor damage to planes and humans. The...