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March Field (117.262W 33.891N) was one of the U.S. Army's oldest training fields, having been established in 1917 to train flyers for World War I. After languishing in the postwar years, it began expanding again in 1927 and became a permanent operational base in 1931. It became highly visible in the public eye because of to its proximity to Hollywood and its use as a test facility for cutting-edge aviation technology.
When war broke out, the field was headquarters of 4 Air
Force, and based 25 C-47s
of 18
Transport Squadron, 75 P-43s
of 14
Fighter Group, and 75 P-40s
of 51
Fighter Group.
Fort Haan, established in early
1941, was located next
to the airfield. This
was the location of the Antiaircraft
Artillery Training Center, with an area of 8975 acres (3632
hectares) with barracks for 2463 officers and 35,584 men in June 1944.
| 369 Coastal
Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft) |
Arrived 1942-5-5 | Semimobile. African-American. |
| 603 Coastal
Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft) |
Arrived 1942-6-27 | Semimobile. |
References
parks.ca.gov
(accessed 2010-8-7)
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