Walker Air Force Base

U.S. Air Force base near Roswell, New Mexico Walker Air Force BaseRoswell Army Airfield Part of Strategic Air CommandRoswell, New Mexico 2006 United States Geological Survey aerial photoSite informationTypeAir Force baseLocationWalker AFBLocation within New MexicoCoordinates33°18′06″N 104°31′50″W / 33.30167°N 104.53056°W / 33.30167; -104.53056 (Walker AFB M-90)Site historyBuilt1941In use1941–1967 Enlisted men selecting cameras to go up in a Beechcraft AT-11 on bomb-spotting missions at Roswell Army Flying School Walker Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Roswell, New Mexico. It was opened in 1941 as an Army Air Corps flying school and was active during World War II and the postwar era as Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF). During the early years of the Cold War, it became the largest base of the Strategic Air Command. It is also known for the Roswell UFO incident, an event that occurred on 4 July 1947. It is alleged that a "flying disc" crashed during a severe thunderstorm near the base at Corona, New Mexico. Walker AFB was named after General Kenneth Newton Walker, a nativ