Naval Air Station Tillamook - Legal & Source Info

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BIBLIOGRAPHY - PRIMARY BOOK SOURCES
Althoff, William F. Sky Ships: A History of the Airship in the United States Navy. Pacifica, CA 94044: Pacifica Press. 1990.
Clarke, Basil. The History of Airships. London, England: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. 1961.
Deighton, Len & Schwartzman, Arnold. Airshipwreck. New York, NY 10017: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1979.
DeNevi, Donald. The West Coast Goes To War: 1941-1942. Missoula, MT 59801: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc. 1998.
Fillingham, Paul. The Balloon Book. A Complete Guide to the Exciting Sport. New York, NY 10024: David McKay Company, Inc. 1977.
Grossnick, Roy A., editor. Kite Balloons to Airships ... The Navy's Lighter-Than-Air Experience. Washington, D.C. 20402: Government Printing Office. 1987.
Manske, Kenneth A., editor. The History of NAS Tillamook and Its Role in World War II. Gresham, OR 97080: M&A Tour Books. 1995.
Payne, Lee. Lighter Than Air. An Illustrated History of the Airship. Cranbury, NJ 08512: A.S. Barnes & Co., Inc. 1977.
Shock, James R. American Airship Bases & Facilities. Edgewater, FL 32132: Atlantis Productions. 1996.
Smith, Richard K. The Airships Akron & Macon. Flying Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy. Annapolis, MD 21402: United States Naval Institute. 1965.
Webber, Bert. Silent Siege III: Japanese Attacks on North America in World War II.. Medford, OR 97501: Webb Research Group. 1992.

BIBLIOGRAPHY - PRIMARY ARTICLE SOURCES
__________. "Wooden Hangars For Blimps Make ...". Life Magazine. 19 JUL 1943: Pgs. 10-13.
__________. "Tillamook Gets Blimp Patrol". Oregon Journal. 09 JUN 1942: Pg. 15.
__________. "Tillamook Airbase Reopens On March 30". Oregon Journal. 22 MAR 1951: Pg. 7.
__________. "Blimp Base Wanted". The Oregonian. 14 NOV 1928: Pg. 11.
__________. "Formerly Used Defense Sites". Project Fact Sheet. 01 SEP 1995: Doc. F10OR056703.
__________. "Historical and Architectural Overview of Militray Aircraft Hangars". U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command. 00 SEP 1999..
Buchanan, John C., editor. "Volume 11, Number 7". NAST. 04 May 1944: Pgs. 1-12.
Clark, Barney. "Naval Aviation Experts Here Seeking ...". Oregon Journal. 25 JUN 1940: Sec. 2, Pg. 1.
Crick, Rolla J. "Blimp Squadron Plans Reunion". The Oregonian. 31 MAR 1983: Pg. B4
Smith, Marc, director. "Volume 1, Number 9". NAST. 17 DEC 1943: Pgs. 1-4.
Worcester, Thomas K. "The Oregon Coast Blimps". The Oregonian. 07 SEP 1980: Pgs. NW6-NW11

PRIMARY INTERVIEW SOURCES
Amzler, Lou; NAST A&E School Attendee; Rock Hill, SC 29732
Beck, Bill; Historian; Port of Tillamook Bay; Tillamook, OR 97141.
Cook, Edwin G.; NAST Sailor; HEDRON; Vancouver, WA 98686
Farstead, Janet; Project Director; Port of Tillamook Bay; Tillamook, OR 97141.
Farstead, Mel; Operations Manager; Tillamook Municipal Airport; Tillamook, OR 97141.
Favret, Bob; Former Curator; Tillamook Air Museum; Tillamook, OR 97141.
Gurling, Christian; Curator; Tillamook Air Museum; Tillamook, OR 97141.
Hanrahan, Silver; Local Historian; Tillamook, OR 97141.
Hastings, Sue; Director; Port of Tillamook Bay; Tillamook, OR 97141.
Jensen, M. Wayne; Curator; Tillamook Pioneer Museum; Tillamook, OR 97141.
Nolan, Doyce; NAST A&E School Attendee; Anniston, AL 36201
Reza, H. Gil; Reporter; Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Rock, Wilfred; NAST A&E School Attendee; Reading, PA 19605
Vaughn, James E.; NAST Sailor; BLIMPRON; Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bain Digital Graphics - Panoramic images of Hangar B, NAS Tillamook, OR.
Bob M. Douat - Photographs of NAS Hitchcock, TX.
James Girard - K-111 memorial scans & NAS Lakehurst scans.
Mark Lutz - WWII LTA & NAS Pensacola, FL photos.
Robert D. Fogarty - NAST newsletters & staff photos.
Wilfred Rock - WWII NAST base scans.
Christian Gurling - Station Diaries & Newsletters
Minor Contributions: Jeffrey Gutterman, Dean Straw, and Joe Wilburn.