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Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - Percha Dam State Park, Arrey NM

The Hand of Man, Percha Dam, Rio Grande River, Arrey NM, January 12, 2010
The Hand of Man, Percha Dam, Rio Grande River, Arrey NM, January 12, 2010

It's deja vu all over again

Looking for a picture to put up today I discovered I spent a couple of days here at Percha Dam State Park on my way up the Rio Grande valley to the Bosque National Wildlife Refuge a year ago to the day. I knew it was about this time in January when I passed through but didn't realize the timing was spot on. Ha! - so what?

Night camp

Site 23 - Percha Dam State Park, Arrey NM

Norden Bombsight training at Deming NM

During the Second World War, Deming was again the designated location for a training base. This time, the Deming Army Air Base was established east of town to train young airmen in the use of the secret Norden bombsight. The trainees were processed in groups of 500 every 6 weeks, and they flew their missions in the 150 AT-11 Beechcraft trainers, designated the Kansan, each armed with up to 10 practice bombs.

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