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Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, 35 miles (56 km) east of downtown Los Angeles and 23 miles (37 km) west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat.
The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace and defense company based in Southern ... Ontario, Canada: Prospero Books, 1997. ... California: The Douglas ...
In April 1949, the City of Ontario granted a lease for certain airport property to the U.S. Air Force, the site to be used by the California Air National Guard. An armory for the 149th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron was constructed and later CA ANG activities had a major impact on the airport. In 1952, in response to the desire of the ...
Ontario Motor Speedway was a motorsport venue located in Ontario, California.It was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing sanctioning bodies: USAC (and now IndyCar Series) for open-wheel oval car races; NASCAR for a 500-mile (800 km) oval stock car races; NHRA for drag races; and FIA for Formula One road ...
In 1969, USAC announced the California 500 would be held on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend for the next 10 years, beginning on September 6, 1970. USAC President, Charlie Brockman, declared "Ontario Motor Speedway is the most exciting and promising development in automobile racing since Tony Hulman bought the Indianapolis Speedway in 1946." [5]
Ontario: 182,457 San Bernardino County: Ontario is a principal city of the Inland Empire area of California, home to Ontario International Airport and the region's largest shopping mall, Ontario Mills. It is also home to Toyota Arena, the largest indoor arena in the Inland Empire. 26 Elk Grove: 179,069 Sacramento County
Ontario Army Airfield, 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Ontario; 311th Army Air Force Base Unit Now: LA/Ontario International Airport (IATA: ONT, ICAO: KONT, FAA LID: ONT) Salinas Army Air Base, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Salinas; 301st Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron Also used by Air Transport Command
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