Yuba County Airport (MYV/KMYV) \ Marysville Army Airfield (site)

 airport, Second World War 1939-1945, military

1364 Sky Harbor Drive
Marysville, CA 95901
(530) 741-6463

Located three miles south of town of Marysville, this small airport name Alicia Field was taken over the Army Air Forces and used for only a very short time as a sub-base of Hamilton Field and controlled by the Fourth Air Force. It was then transferred to the Air Technical Service Command and eventually vacated. In 1947, through the War Assets Administration, Marysville Army Air Field was released to the City of Marysville and Yuba County. Shortly thereafter, the City of Marysville released all interest in the airport to Yuba County. Yuba County Airport was licensed as an approved airport on September 30, 1949 by the State of Califonia. Some local histories refer to this field as Alicia Army Air Field, but there is no official document stating such.

The Civil Aeronautics Board, and as authorized by Public No. 812, 76th Congress, approved the construction of Alicia Airport and the City of Marysville and the County of Yuba jointly purchased 833 acres for this purpose. Alicia Airport was constructed in 1941 by contractor L. D. Richardson and Co. of Beverly Hills, California.

In March 1942, the City of Marysville and County of Yuba leased the airport and its 833 acres to the Army Air Forces to serve as air support command base for Marysville Cantonment (later named Camp Beale). Marysville Army Air Field was used for only a very short time as a sub-base of Hamilton Field and controlled by the Fourth Air Force. One major unit served at Marysville Army Airfield, the 369th Fighter Group, a Replacement Training Unit that trained on A-36 Apaches, P-39 Airacobras, and P-40 Warhawks. It served there from 5 November 1943 until they moved to Oroville AAF in January 1944. The group had three fighter squadrons, the 398th, 399th, and 400th.

Marysville Army Air Field was eventually transferred to the Air Technical Service Command and was vacated. In 1946, the City of Marysville released all interest in the airport to Yuba County, and in August 1947, through the War Assets Administration, Marysville Army Airfield was released to Yuba County. Yuba County Airport was licensed as an approved airport in September 1949 by the State of California and continues to operate as a municipal airport and industrial park.

www.globalair.com/airport/airport.aspx?aptcode=MYV
www.yubacoairport.com/
airnav.com/airport/KMYV
www.militarymuseum.org/MarysvilleAAF.html