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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs NM

Acequia and Rio Grande River, Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs NM, January 21, 2008
Acequia and Rio Grande River, Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs NM, January 21, 2008

Water inlet hose repair goes awry

Working at Home Depot turned out to be a good idea. It took several trips into the store to finally come up with a collection of parts that would work in the confined spot I had available. The repaired inlet should work but I'm not really satisfied with the kludgy make-do nature of the repair.

Water tank inlet, January 25, 2009
Water tank inlet, January 25, 2009

Night camp

Site 11 - Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs 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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