Tustin Marine Corps Air Station - Tustin, CA
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bluesnote
N 33° 42.070 W 117° 49.336
11S E 423799 N 3729326
A former marine corps base now is being developed for homes and property.
Waymark Code: WMRDGP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2016
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Air Station was established in 1942 as Naval Lighter-Than-Air Station Santa Ana, a base for airship operations in support of the United States Navy's coastal patrol efforts during World War II. NLTAS Santa Ana was decommissioned in 1949. In 1951, the facility was reactivated as Marine Corps Air Facility Santa Ana to support the Korean War. It was the country's first air facility developed solely for helicopter operations. It was renamed Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in 1979.
During the Vietnam War, the base was a center for on-going testing of radar installations which were erected, tested, disassembled and shipped to Vietnam. It also was a training facility for helicopter pilots."
Era: WW II
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