Acknowledgement: Information from the book, "Bombardiers of WWII", Turner Publishing and M. T. Publishing Company.  Michael Brennick provided the class list and graduation program.

(ABOUT 9O MILES SE OF ROSWELL)
Little is recorded about this short-lived bombardier training school. Only one class, 42-16, of 73 Second Lieutenants graduated on 21 November 1942. Entire class list can be seen here.  Instructor Preston M. Crans (a graduate of class 42-3 at Albuquerque) recalls being sent in July 1942 to work on opening the base. Only the flight ramp was completed and flight operations commenced by use of the ramp as runways with a manned AT-11 aircraft in the middle of the field serving as a control tower! The function of the field was changed to B-17 transition training and the bombardier school was moved to Deming, New Mexico upon graduation of the one class.  Graduation program.

The entire yearbook from 1943 for Hobbs Army Air Field (which I believe to be the only yearbook produced for HAAF) was put online by Mark Cotton: markcotton@mywdo.com.  Click here to view yearbook.

Online history of town of Hobbs including information about bombardiers , click here.

Units that served at Hobbs - Source: Mark Boland

• 959th Bombardier Training Squadron

• 960th Bombardier Training Squadron

• 962nd Bombardier Training Squadron

• 387th Base Hq and Air Base Squadron

• 916th Guard Squadron

• 342nd Aviation Squadron (Colored)

• 355th AAF Band

• 340th Sub Depot

• Det, 3rd Army Airways Communications Squadron

• Det, 3rd Weather Squadron

• Finance Detachment (AAFGCTC)

• Medical Detachment, Station Hospital (AAFGCTC)

• Veterinary Detachment (AAFGCTC)

• Det, 2053rd Ordnance Service Company (Aviation)

• Det, 909th Quartermaster Service Company (Aviation)

• Det, 858th Signal Service Company (Aviation)