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Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS Alameda) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda, California, on San Francisco Bay. [ 1 ] NAS Alameda had two runways : 13–31 measuring 8,000 ft × 200 ft (2,438 m × 61 m) and 07-25 measuring 7,200 ft × 200 ft (2,195 m × 61 m).
In 1993, following a Base Realignment and Closure commission decision, it was announced that Naval Air Station Alameda would be shut down. [1] In anticipation of the closure, Barbara Baack and Marilyn York, former WAVES, opened the museum in the 118,000 sq ft (11,000 m 2) Hangar 41 in 1995. However, the poor condition of the hangar and a lack ...
The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum is a museum ship, located on the southernmost pier of the former Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California, US. The museum is composed of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet , exhibits from the NASA Apollo Moon exploration missions, and several retired aircraft from the Second World War and the ...
A naval outlying landing field (NOLF) or naval auxiliary landing field (NALF) is an auxiliary airfield with no based units or aircraft, and minimal facilities. They are used as a low-traffic locations for flight training, without the risks and distractions of other traffic at naval air stations or other large airfields.
According to the Alameda Fire Department, officials were notified of an aircraft experiencing mechanical issues and losing altitude at 10:26 a.m. The aircraft, which the FAA said was a […]
Alameda Naval Hospital was a large US Navy medical treatment facility in Alameda, California on 77 acres (31 ha). The Naval Hospital opened in 1941 to serve World War II troops and their families. The main building was 150,000 square feet with three stories. The hospital was maintained as a state-of-the-art hospital until it closed in 1975. The ...
Alameda Point is the name given to the lands of the former Naval Air Station Alameda in the City of Alameda, California. Alameda Point consists of 1,560 acres (6.3 km 2) of land area at the western end of the island of Alameda. [1] Most of the land was reclaimed from the San Francisco Bay. NAS Alameda was identified for closure under the Base ...
The family moved across the country from New York to California, [6] living in Alameda at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. [6] Naomi and her younger sister Ada subsequently went to work at the Naval Air station, where they were assigned to the machine shop for aircraft assembling duties. [1]