TIME LINE HISTORY OF CLARK AIR BASE
This portion of the site is for documenting the various activities and changes that occured at Clark Air Base, John Hayes, Camp O'Donald and surrounding areas, such as Angeles and other communities and areas that were a big part of the History and Memories of both, the Serviceman and Population.
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1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
• Dec. 7th - Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and Clark
Airfield in the Philippines
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
• The
Jap Zero which was mounted in front of Control Ops was flown at
Clark by a Major ???? from the P47 Fighter Squadron. During
aerobatics, he lost oil pressure and froze the engine. The Zero
was erected "as is" complete; except for one Instrument
souvenir "the oil pressure gauge".
1947
• Mar
14th - Military Bases agreement signed with U.S. for 99 year
term.
• Base
Ops had an L5, T6, P51, C45, B25 and a B17 for our Pilots to get
the 4 hrs per month required flying time.
• This
period was a slow time at Clark. Budgets for personnel, eminence
and fuel for flying was limited. Transient aircraft on the ramp
were far and few between.
1948
• Summer - The first brick
barracks were being constructed next to the flight Line.
• Things
got more active at Clark after that, as preparations for Korea
got underway.
• The
18th FG started a Production Line Field Maintenance on the Ramp
for the 67th, 44th, 12th, P47's and P51's which sat for two years
awaiting pilots and ground crews.
1949
1950
1951
• Aug 30th - U.S.-
Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty signed.
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
• Clark Air Force Base had it's
name changed to Clark Air Base.
1958
1959
• Oct
12th - Bohlen-Serrano agreement on military bases: U.S. to
consult before using bases for non-SEATO or non-Philippine
defense combat operations or deploying long range missiles in the
Philippines.
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
• Sept 16th - Rusk-Ramos
agreement: fixed term of military bases agreement changed to
expire in 1991.
1967
1968
1969
1970
• Jan thur Mar - "First-quarter
storm": massive student demonstrations in Manila against
Marcos and U.S. government.
1971
1972
• Sept
21st - Marcos signs declaration of martial law.
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
• Jan
7th - The Military Bases
Agreement (MBA) is ammended, giving the Philippine sovereignty
over the bases. Philippine flag to fly
over bases, but U.S. guaranteed "unhampered" military
use.
1980
1981
• Jan
17th - Marcos "lifts" martial law, but retains most
martial law powers.
1982
1983
• August
21st, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino was assassinated on the
Tarmac at Manila International Airport.
1984
1985
1986
• February - People Power Revolution.
• Feb
25th - Marcos flies to Clark Air Base and then to Hawaii; Aquino
takes over presidency.
1987
1988
1989
1990
• Earthquake in Northern Luzon where US Servicemen
from Clark participated in search and recovery
1991
• April 2nd, Mount Pinatubo began it's steam explosions.
• June 15th, Mt Pinatubo eruption
occurs after being dormant for 600 years. Tens of thousands of
Filipinos flee the eruption of Mount Pinatubo along ash-clogged
roads, while the U.S. begins evacuating all 20,000 dependents of
Clark Air Force Base. 700 people die in the eruption.
1992
• The last of the US Military Bases were handed
over to the Philippine Government and the US presents in the
Philippines ended.