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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 ...
The air station was also home to Marine Corps aircraft. In 1959, the Marine Corps Reserve established the Marine Helicopter Transportation Squadron 776 (HMR-776) at NAS Glenview with HUP-2 helicopters. The squadron was redesignated as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 776 (HMM-776) in 1962 and changed aircraft to the CH-34D.
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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 ...
Two hangars, one was destroyed by fire on August 3, 1995. Hangar No. 1 remains and is still used. NAS Santa Ana, Naval Lighter-than-Air Base, in Tustin, California, The two hangars were completed in July 1943. The south hangar is still standing on the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin; the north hangar was destroyed by fire on November 7 ...
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The fire reportedly broke out around 1am at the Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The blimp hangar was still burning by 4.30am on Tuesday morning.