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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 ...
Southern California Logistics Airport (IATA: VCV, ICAO: KVCV, FAA LID: VCV), also known as Victorville Airport, is a public airport located in the city of Victorville in San Bernardino County, California, approximately 50 mi (80 km) north of San Bernardino.
Headquartered at Victorville Army Airfield, California for most of its operational service, it controlled contract pilot schools primarily in California and other western states. There is no lineage between the current United States Air Force 36th Wing, established on 17 June 1948 at Howard Field, Canal Zone, and this organization.
Elk Grove Auxiliary Airfield. Victorville Army Airfield, 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Victorville; 87th Army Air Force Base Unit Was: George Air Force Base (1947–1992) Now: Southern California Logistics Airport (IATA: VCV, ICAO: KVCV) Known sub-bases and auxiliaries Hawes Auxiliary Airfield Helendale Auxiliary Airfield Mirage Auxiliary Airfield
A 1943 postcard from Victorville Army Airfield California. Waco CG-4 Glider pilots were also trained at Victorville Field, with special emphasis on spot-landing and night flying. The gliders were an essential part of the 6 June 1944, D-Day invasion as hundreds of gliders carried troops and equipment to landing sites in Normandy, France.
During World War II, the airport was designated as Gray Butte Auxiliary Airfield (No 4), and was an auxiliary training airfield for Victorville Army Airfield, California. The wartime runways are abandoned and now used by General Atomics for their UAV testing.
Victorville may also refer to: Victor Valley Transportation Center, the Victorville train station in Victorville, California, United States; George Air Force Base, a former United States military base formerly named Victorville Army Airfield (1941–1948) and Victorville Air Force Base (1948–1950)
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