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| Friday, March 16, 2007 at 8:57
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Hi, I
have grown up in San Diego and only just discovered that there was an auxiliary
blimp airfield from WW II right here in Del Mar. Of course when I went to see
it, construction had only just begun months earlier to restore the site to it's
original condition (coastal lagoon). Everything was gone already, what a
disappointment. I had found recent photos showing one of the blimp landing
circles and numerous concrete foundations and roadways still visible after 65
years!. I can send them on to you if you're interested. I started doing some
research and discovered the base just about an hour north of me I'd always
known as MCAS Tustin used to be NAS Santa Ana, that finally explained the two
huge blimp hangers. That base closed down in 1999 and of course now the city
has decided to tear down one of the hangers (unanimous vote in Feb.) Not sure
about the other hanger. They say it might be five years or so while the Navy
cleans up the site. I'm going to drive up there and see if I can't view the
hangers and take some pictures before they are gone also. I'd be very
interested in any pictures or information on the Navy Auxiliary Field to Santa
Ana at Del Mar, CA. I read there was another auxiliary for Santa Ana located to
the north in Lompoc, CA. Gone now also unfortunately. Great site here, lots of
interesting information. Regards, Dale |
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| Monday, February 19, 2007 at
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Jon Tyndall
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| Thursday, January 25, 2007 at
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Chicago, IL -
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James E.
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I
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| Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 6:45
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Jesse
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of Tillamook, born during the construction of the base, Jan. 1943. Would like
to see more pictures of the base while an active Naval Base. This a great site!
Maybe advertising it prominately at the museum would bring more attention to
the site. |
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| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at
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Reading, PA -
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Wilfred Rock |
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Was at
the Base in Aug. 1951 to May 1952, going to Arlington Aeronautical A&E
school while in the Air Force. Had a great time in Oregon. |
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| Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at
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Hitchcock, TX -
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Jack H Hodges |
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I grew
up my early years at the old blimp base... through hurricane Carla! Looking for
old photos of the hospital where our family lived. it was converted into huge
apartments. i think 4 families lived there. My dad worked for my uncle... who
owned the base way back when. also looking for article when it rained inside
the hangar! thanks, jack hodges |
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| Monday, November 20, 2006 at
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Otsego, MI -
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Darl L.
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| Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at
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lithiograph appraised. It is of a 1943 k-class blimp used for navagation
purposes and I have the limited eddition cop, plus the one and only print ever
made. If you have any thing for me to go off of, any information please write
to me at FloraKinsey@yahoo.com |
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| Saturday, September 16, 2006 at
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Richard
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| Friday, September 8, 2006 at
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Mobile, AL -
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Herb Kern |
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I have
been looking for a photo of one of the hangers under construction, showing the
"template" they used to assemble the trusses. Someone told me the template was
mounted on several railroad flat cars. I'm writing a brief article on the
railroading aspedct of the construction of the hangers. If you can aim me at a
particular site or reference point, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Herb Kern
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| Monday, September 4, 2006 at
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Columbia, SC -
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Marshall
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| Friday, August 18, 2006 at 6:08
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Gary
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Houma Naval Station in WW II. I'd appreciate any infomation available about the
base--construction, operation, photos...whatever. Thank you for any help! Gary
Phillips/Vandebilt Catholic H.S. |
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| Friday, August 11, 2006 at 12:40
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across Tillamook on a drive from San Francisco to Vancouver CA. Enjoyed the
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| Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 11:05
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Ryan Braaten |
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fortunate to visit many times. I'm amazed at the conservation that has taken
place for these very fragile buildings. At Hitchcock one of the remaining door
pillars is tilted a bit. I was told that one of the owners of the base after it
closed attempted to remove the immense structures by dynamite. After a
substantial amount of explosive was used with only minute movement the endeavor
was abandoned and the four corners remain standing as sentinels in the middle
of nowhere...If anyone has heard similar anecdotes of this I'd love to know
more. These are truly an awesome sight to behold. Jump at any chance you have
to see them. |
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| Friday, July 14, 2006 at 8:40 AM
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New Orleans, LA -
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Edgar Roques |
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| Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 7:55
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Trevor
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there. I grew up in Cardington in Bedfordshire. [I am] now the treasurer for
the Airship Heritage Trust, [and] we have gone through many changes over the
years. We now have a brilliant website with Airships Online, and also produce
an excellent journal 3 times a year. Shed 1 at Cardington is in a very bad
state of repair, [and] Shed 2 is in a better condition [which] recently had a
lot of the new Batman film: "Batman Begins" filmed in there. These massive
structures around the world are important to world herritage. All the
best! |
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| Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 5:19
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Seattle, WA -
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stationed at Mt. Hebo in 1956/57, and played a lot of basketball at [the]
Tillamook Blimp Base. [I'm] sorry to see that most of the base was destroyed,
however, [I] am very glad to see that efforts are still being made to maintain
the history of this historic site. Thanks for your hard work. |
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| Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 12:26
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Hillsboro, OR -
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Robert Woods |
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| Monday, May 15, 2006 at 10:56 AM
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Hitchcock, TX -
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| Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 3:30 AM
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