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Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now. Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub. ISBN 1575100517; Military Airfields in World War II – California; Wilson, Art (2008). Runways in the Sand. Blythe, CA: Art Wilson. p. 128. ISBN 978-0615218892. OCLC 316309702. LCC D769.85.C21 B598 2008
Apparently the airfield had also been significant expanded at some time after World War II as the 1953 chart depicted the field as having a 6,100' runway. According to 1 February 1957 issue of the Fresno Bee , the 1,460-acre (5.9 km 2 ) site of the former Army Airfield was sold by the City of Lemoore in 1957 to the Navy, to be used as part of ...
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California — the United States Army Air Forces (1941−1947) were active during and immediately after World War II. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
Hemet-Ryan Airport (IATA: HMT, ICAO: KHMT, FAA LID: HMT) is an airport near Egan (located in what is now Hemet), CA. [1] Hemet-Ryan is a main Cal Fire Air Attack Base, also used for civil purposes, Civil Air Patrol meetings, and more. It is home to a Riverside County Sheriff's Office aviation unit and a Mercy Air air ambulance.
The airport was built by the United States Army during World War II, known as Santa Maria Army Air Field. [3] Its primary mission was to provide training for B-25 bomber pilots, however flight training was abandoned by December 1942. The field fell into a state of disuse until the arrival of the Lockheed P-38 twin engine fighter in September 1943.
Mirage Auxiliary Airfield (No 3) was used by the Victorville Army Airfield during World War II for training pilots and crews. Mirage Auxiliary Airfield is located just north of California State Route 18 and just north of the city of El Mirage, California , at 34°37′29″N 117°35′59″W / 34.62472°N 117.59972°W / 34.62472 ...
Gardner Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Force World War II Field located 9 miles southeast of Taft, California. It was named for Major John H. Gardner , a World War I aviator hero. Gardner AAF is historically significant as Major General Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager first learned how to fly an airplane there.
Santa Ana Army Air Base (SAAAB) was a World War II-era air base located near Santa Ana, California. The air base was decommissioned in 1946, and part of the land was annexed by Costa Mesa in 1953. [1] The air base was used for basic training, although it did not have planes, hangars or runways.