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Kirtland Air Force Base

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Private location

This is a private location. Enjoy the story here — please respect the residents' privacy.

Instead, try

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History on Eubank Blvd, right outside the base, is open daily and tells the story of the Manhattan Project.

Access notes

An active United States Air Force installation on Albuquerque's south side. Entry requires a Department of Defense credential or a sponsored pass; there is no public access. Listed because the scenes were filmed here, not as a destination.

Filmed Here

What Was Filmed Here

Flying Tigers· 1942

The airfield

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Main gate of Kirtland Air Force Base, AlbuquerqueNow
U.S. DoD · Public Domain

What happened here

The wartime picture used the Albuquerque airfield that became Kirtland for its flight-line sequences. The base is an active installation and closed to the public.