00489043 UNCLASSIFIED 2430361 01-01-1942 2435473 12-31-1955

MITCHEL AIR FORCE BASE NY

HISTORY K286.49-2A V. 1 VOL 1 OF 7 15818 M2266 218 503 21 2449933 08-03-1995 ON JULY 16, 1918, THE INSTALLATION WAS NAMED FOR MAJOR JOHN PURROY MITCHEL. THE DESIGNATION OF MITCHEL FIELD WAS OFFICIALLY APPROVED DURING APRIL 1919. DISCUSSES USAGES OF MITCHEL AIR FORCE BASE (AFB), NY DURING THE WORLD WAR II ERA AND POST WAR ERA. IN OCT 1923, MITCHEL AFB WAS THE LOCATION OF THE FIRST AIRPLANE JUMPING CONTEST IN THE NATION. DURING THE SAME YEAR TWO WORLD AIRPLANE SPEED RECORDS WERE ESTABLISHED AT MITCHEL AFB, NY. IN SEP. 1929, LT. GEN. JAMES H. DOOLITTLE, THEN A LIEUTENANT, MADE THE WORLD'S FIRST BLIND FLIGHT. NONE CONTAINS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: ORGANIZATION CHARTS; OFFICER PERSONNEL ROSTERS; PHOTOGRAPHS OF PERSONNEL, AIR BASE, AIRCRAFT AND ACTIVITIES. MITCHEL FIELD NY