Bolling Air Force Base (Washington, D.C.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Bolling Air Force Base began near Anacostia in 1918, as the only military airfield near the United States Capitol and was originally named The Flying Field at Anacostia on 2 October 1917. It was renamed Anacostia Experimental Flying Field in June 1918. In the late 1940s, Bolling Field's property became Naval Air Station Anacostia and a new Air Force base, named Bolling Air Force Base, was constructed just to the south on 24 June 1948.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Harold A. McGinnis Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2004-06-08
Abstract
Harold A. McGinnis (1893-1986) served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Aviation Section as a pilot during World War I and remained in the military until his retirement in 1948. The collection contains pilot log books relating to World War I and photographs relating to World War I and pre-World War II era military aircraft.
Dates:
1914-1930s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives