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United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Co. ISBN 0-9643388-2-3. Web "Units by Location". United States Marine Cordps. Archived from the original on 25 September 2007
MCAGCC Twentynine Palms is approximately 98 miles from the Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Barstow, California. It is approximately 111 miles from the Barstow-Daggett Airport in Daggett, California. According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km 2). This area is all land with none covered by water.
Edwards Air Force Base (2 C, 92 P) L. Military installations in Los Angeles County, California (2 C, 14 P) M. ... Marine Corps Air Station El Toro;
The Air Station was established in 1942 by the United States Navy as a lighter-than-air base, officially known as Naval Air Station Santa Ana. [2] The base was designed for blimp operations in support of the Navy's coastal patrol efforts during World War II. It was commissioned on 1 October 1942 by its commandant, Capt. Howard N. Coulter. [3]
Installations of the United States Air Force in California (2 C, 34 P) Installations of the United States Army in California (1 C, 27 P) Installations of the United States Navy in California (27 P)
On 25 September 1942, the area presently known as Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, California was designated an auxiliary landing field and served as a sub-unit of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. [2] The airfield was 6,000 ft by 400 ft and began operating in November 1942.
Images of America – Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-3058-1. Sherrod, Robert (1952). History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Combat Forces Press. Shettle, M. L. (2001). United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Company.
Creech Air Force Base; E. ... Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms; ... United States Air Force Plant 42; W. W. R. Byron Airport