Inception of City Base Concept
Planning between the Air Force and City of San Antonio produces “City Base Concept.”
New Facilities Built for School of Aerospace Medicine
Groundbreaking for new facilities at Brooks to house the School of Aerospace Medicine. Many aerospace medicine discoveries made at Brooks Air Force Base were used to develop modern medicine down on earth, including the invention of the MRI machine and Lasik surgery.
Brooks Established as Air Force Base
Brooks Field becomes Brooks Air Force Base. To take off, pilots would chase jackrabbits through a field of grass and when they reached the same speed as the rabbit, they knew they were going fast enough to pull the stick back to go airborne.
Brooks Field Made Home to School of Aviation Medicine
School of Aviation Medicine moves to Brooks Field from New York.
Army Air Corps Established
Brooks Field established as an Army Air Corps installation to provide advanced flying training for young cadets.