Alliance Air Base dedication, 1943

ID: 46 ~ Source: Nebraska State Historical Society ~ Date: 1943
This file appears in: The Alliance Army Air Field
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Universal Newsreel showing the dedication of the new Army Air Base in Alliance, Nebraska, in August 1943, featuring a paratrooper show.

This file appears in: The Alliance Army Air Field

By The Explore Nebraska History team
In the spring of 1942 the U.S. Army selected a site one mile south of here for an airfield. The dry climate and open landscape afforded ideal flying conditions. Ample water, cheap land, and Alliance's…