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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
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
It had several satellite airfields in the local area for emergency and overflow landings. Hammond Auxiliary Field (location undetermined) [ 3 ] Vail Auxiliary Field ( 36°46′12″N 120°40′00″W / 36.77000°N 120.66667°W / 36.77000; -120.66667 ( Vail Auxiliary Field
In the early 1930s, an airfield and flight school were established in Goleta, California that would later be named the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.In 1940, the Civil Aeronautics Authority recommended expanding the airfield in the interest of national defense which led to the city purchasing another 568 acres (2.30 km 2) and building another terminal and filling in the Goleta Slough to make ...
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.
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 ...
During World War II, the airport was designated as Trauger Auxiliary Field (A-5)). It was used by the United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for the flying school at Rankin Field, California.
Naval Air Base San Pedro, NAS Terminal Island was a US Navy World War II 410-acre airfield on Terminal Island in San Pedro, California part of the City of Los Angeles.Before the Navy took control of the airfield, the airstrip was the civilian Allen Field.