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The Lowry Bombing and Gunnery Range (LBGR) was a World War II and Cold War facility that included 4 of the 6 HGM-25A Titan I missile launch complexes southeast of Denver, Colorado. ==Army Air Force range== The area of the Lowry range was initially part of the 1937 Buckley Field's that became an Army Airfield in 1942.〔 In World War II, bombing with "practice and HE bombs", training in "fixed and flexible gunnery", and rifle training were conducted at the range.〔 The 1st of the Army Air Forces Bombardier Schools was at Lowry from July 1940 through March 14, 1941, used the Buckley range and graduated 3 instructor classes of graduates who opened the bombardier school at Barksdale Field.〔 (from Volume I--(cited by ancestry.com) )〕 ;Camp Bizerte: Camp Bizerte at the range was a World War II training facility for simulating an overseas Army field camp. Part of the 12-week AAF Photography Course at Lowry Field in 1943 was conducted at Camp Bizerte.〔http://www.flickr.com/photos/34076827@N00/4439159715/〕 Lowry Bombing and Gunnery Range was designated after the "Tech-Division Air Training Command" on September 20, 1946, transferred〔 to the custody of Lowry Field, and the 9800th Technical Service Unit cleared the 1st site at LBGR--—of munitions, and the site was certified along with the "BT1" site as clear on November 16, 1948.〔 Post-war the west end of LBGR was used as an explosives demolition site.〔 The "Air-to-Ground Bombing and Gunnery Mission" at LBGR terminated in 1956,〔 and RBS by the redesignated (1955) Detachment 1, 11th RBS Sq, continued until it moved to the former La Junta Army Airfield (La Junta Bomb Plot, 1959-1990). In 1963, a portion of LBGR (Lowry Missile Site No. 1) had been "cleared of surface MEC"—munitions and explosives of concern).〔 From 1960 and 1980, ~ of the LBGR were transferred to various other state and federal agencies and private owners.〔 cited throughout the Five-Year Review Plan〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lowry Bombing and Gunnery Range」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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