A B-17 from the 19th Bomb Group is refueled at Albuquerque Army Air Base, now Kirtland AFB. The 19th Bomb Group began flight training in April 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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This week in history

Published April 16, 2007
By David Bragg
377th Air Base Wing historian

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico -- The Nucleus celebrates the Air Force's 60th Anniversary by remembering Kirtland's history

April 10, 1941

The 19th Bomb Group, comprising the 30th, 32nd, and 93rd Bombardment Squadrons and the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron bega April 10, 1941n flight training operations at Albuquerque Army Air Base. The 19th Bomb Group flew B-17 aircraft under the command of Col. Eugene Eubank.