Lemoore Army Airfield (site)

USA / California / Stratford /
 airport, Second World War 1939-1945, military
Also known as the Lemoore Basic Flying School. Some of the airfield's old structures are still in use today as storage.

"This base was built during World War 2 as an Army Air Forces training field. According to a World War II-era diagram, the field consisted of a roughly triangular shaped landing mat, which measured 3,470' along its longest side. A 3,700' long north/south apron sat to the southwest of the landing mat, and west of the apron was the building area.

"Lemoore AAF was described by the 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields as having a 6,500' hard-surface runway, although the remarks included, "Entire field available only when dry.""

More here: www.militarymuseum.org/LemooreAAF.html
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Coordinates:   36°14'52"N   119°56'12"W
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