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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 ...
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 and designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark .
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 ...
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.
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — Parks and schools were closed Thursday in a Southern California city after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of an historic World War II-era blimp hangar.
Two hangars, one was lost in fire in August, 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, but the north hangar burned down on 7 November 2023.
A view of six US Navy blimps in one of the two hangars located at NAS Santa Ana, California Hangar No. 2 at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin LTA Hangar built by African American Seabees of the 80th Naval Construction Battalion at Carlsen Field Trinidad, B.W.I. for ZP-51 of Fleet Airship Wing 5 in 1943
The Tustin blimp hangar lost to fire Tuesday was a Hollywood icon, starring in major productions including 'Pearl Harbor,' 'Star Trek' and 'The Hindenburg.'