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| | Bolling Air Force Base Closed, 1962 |
 | | Bolling Air Force Base, at Washington, D. C., was named for Raynal C. Bolling, first officer of the Signal Corps, Aviation Section, to be killed in combat during World War I. The field was opened July 1, 1918; forty-four years later, July 1, 1962, its use for operation of fixed- wing aircraft was closed. |
 | | At the Anniversary dinner that evening in the ballroom of the Bolling Officer's Club, General Allen, who is an energetic member of the National Air Museum Advisory Board, and a staunch friend of the Early Birds, gave a historic review of notable events at the base, illustrated by motion pictures. |
 | | The Bolling and Anacostia areas are among the few large tracts of land remaining in the District of Columbia, and parts of them may now become available for industrial, residential, and other governmental uses. |
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