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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 ...
The US Navy's main airfields are designated as Naval Air Stations or Naval Air Facilities, with Naval Outlying Landing Fields (NOLF) and Naval Auxiliary Landing Fields (NALF) having a support role. Some airfields are parented by a larger naval installation or are part of a Joint Base operated jointly with another part of the US military .
The United States Navy took over Treasure Island when the exposition ended, and San Francisco municipal airport was built at Mills Field; so the Pan Am flying boat Clippers used Navy terminal facilities for the remainder of their service lives. The site is now part of the Alameda Naval Air Station.
Alameda Point is the name given to the lands of the former Naval Air Station Alameda in the City of Alameda, CaliforniaAlameda Point consists of 1,560 acres (6.3 km 2) of land area at the western end of the island of Alameda. [1]
Naval Air Station Keflavik; Naval Air Station Lee Field; Naval Air Station Livermore; Naval Air Station Melbourne; Naval Air Station New Iberia; Naval Air Station Norman; Naval Air Station Olathe; Naval Air Station Palm Island; Naval Air Station Pasco; Naval Air Station Point Mugu; Naval Air Station Port Lyautey; Naval Air Station Richmond ...
Pacific Reserve Fleet, Alameda was a part of the United States Navy reserve fleets, also called a mothball fleet, that was used to store the many surplus ships after World War II. The Pacific Reserve Fleet, Alameda was part of the former Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California , in the San Francisco Bay .