Air Force Plant 72 | Cold War 1947-1991, closed / former military, airstrip

USA / California / Boron /

Cold War 1947-1991, closed / former military, airstrip

An attempt to create highly toxic, high energy fuel (HEF) jet and rocket fuels from boron, of which there is great abundance in the desert, that never got off the ground. Nothing remains except the field, a water tank, and pump station. Read more about the experiment at the link below.

www.airfields-freeman.com/CA/Airfields_CA_Mojave.htm#bo...

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_fuel

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Coordinates: 35°3'9"N 117°32'22"W

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