Groundbreaking ceremony for grandstands to seat 10,000 during the air races

Officials representing Roswell, Chaves County and the National Championship Air Races and Air Show (NCAR) celebrated the upcoming construction of grandstands that will provide seating for up to 10,000 spectators during NCAR's debut at the Roswell Air Center (RAC), Sept. 10-14.

Those involved with the groundbreaking ceremony, held Wednesday afternoon on the airport's southeast side, were transported to the site from the terminal building by bus.

Roswell Mayor Timothy Jennings referred to the groundbreaking as a ”significant milestone” in the history of the RAC, which had been a site for military activities since 1941. The U.S. Army Air Forces obtained the land for the Army Air Corps Flying School, which operated during World War II. After that, it was called the Roswell Army Air Field and later, renamed as Walker Air Force Base, during the Cold War.

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