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Echo Bay Lower Campground, Overton Arm, Lake Mead Recreation Area, Lake Mead NV

Hoover Dam from Bypass Bridge, April 2, 2011
Hoover Dam from Bypass Bridge, April 2, 2011

Echo Bay Lower Campground is a Lake Mead National Recreation Area campground on the shore of Lake Mead southeast of Valley of Fire State Park toward the northern end of Lake Mead.

The National Park Service has this to say

Open All Year

Lake Mead National Recreation Area's campgrounds offer restrooms, running water, dump stations, grills, picnic tables and shade. RV's, trailers and tents welcome. Concessioner campgrounds, including recreational vehicle hook-ups, are also available within the park.

Echo Bay Lower Campground, Overton Arm, Lake Mead Recreation Area, Lake Mead NV

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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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