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It was named "Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana" in 1966 and renamed Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in 1979. During the Vietnam War , the base was a center for on-going testing of radar installations (including the Sperry TPS-34) which were erected, tested, disassembled and shipped to South Vietnam .
TUSTIN, CA - NOVEMBER 07: A stubborn fire at hangars at the former Tustin Air Base burns Warner Avenue and Legacy on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023 in Tustin, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) (Irfan ...
Flames destroyed a historic blimp hangar featured in “The X-Files” and “Star Trek” in Tustin, California firefighters reported. The Tustin Hangars at the former Marine Corps Air Station ...
Hangar No. 2 (South Hangar) at the former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin, California measures 1,072 feet (327 m) long by 292 feet (89 m) wide by 192 feet (59 m) tall. It and its sister structure (partially visible to the right) are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Tustin officials are increasing pressure on the state and Navy, which owns the hangar at the defunct Marine Corps Air Station, to support cleanup efforts.
The historic hangar was one of two built in 1942 for the U.S. Navy in the city of Tustin, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. At the time, the Navy used lighter-than-air ships ...
Hangar No. 2 at MCAS Tustin, designed to accomodate airships and blimps, 1,072 ft (327 m) long, 292 ft (89 m) wide and 192 ft (59 m) tall. An Airbus A319 undergoing maintenance in a hangar. Hangars for seaplanes of the Imperial Russian Air Force in Tallinn harbor - some of the first reinforced concrete structures
The Tustin blimp hangars were Orange County's version of the Watts Towers: beloved architectural marvels of a bygone time. They shouldn't have suffered such an ignominious end.