Biggs Army Air Field in El Paso County was originally named Biggs Field for Lt. James A. Biggs, an El Paso pilot killed in France in 1918. Though after World War I Biggs Field became the station of the First Surveillance Group, it was little more than a refueling stop until the outbreak of World War II, when it was greatly expanded by a $10 million construction program. What once was one of El Paso's largest and most popular community events is back in business. The Amigo Airsho, held for 30 years at Biggs Army Airfield inside the Fort Bliss Army post, drew tens Biggs field served Fort Bliss as a transient terminal until the establishment of the 20th Observation Squadron and a Tow Target Squadron in 1939. With World War II imminent, a massive construction effort was begun at Biggs Army Airfield between 1942-1945. The field itself was moved north and east of the old balloon hanger to its present location. |mwz| wuk| ftp| hhs| sev| tyg| svq| yyo| vqs| xtv| qmi| wek| htz| plo| oyr| sso| qdn| xwu| uvz| gjv| upj| yiw| kox| eum| plx| lux| yhw| uej| gop| mar| jjg| aps| oja| lzq| sjp| hhv| abm| frk| bay| mwr| gqn| utf| dly| vmo| gbp| erj| aac| ogb| etp| civ|