Other MCAAS
Mojave Galleries:
Marines at Work and Play
Planes |
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MCAS Mojave overhead view, 1945. |
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Flightline, early 1940s. Click here to see the same general
angle, though from a bit farther back, in September 2002. |
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Aerial view of MCAAS Mojave on November 11,
1943. Collection of Cathy Hansen. |
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The extended runway 30, in the upper right of
this photo, indicates that it was taken sometime in the late 1950s. Collection of Cathy
Hansen. |
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Late 1950s. EKAD photo. |
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Station Ops building and control tower, March
10, 1958. Courtesy of GySgt B.M. Rebenstorf; collection of Cathy Hansen. |
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Station Commanding Officer's quarters on a
snowy March 10, 1958. During World War II, Charles Lindbergh visited the Station on behalf
of Vought Aircraft (builder of the F-4U Cosair) and stayed in these quarters with Lt. Col.
J. P. Adams). Base dispensary is in the background. Courtesy of Lt. Col. Lantz and GySgt
B.M. Rebenstorf; collection of Cathy Hansen. |
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Closing ceremony at MCAAS Yuma, marking the
change of command and transfer of the USMC assets from Mojave to Yuma, January 1959.
Courtesy of Mrs. J.E. Hallilwill and GySgt B.M. Rebenstorf; collection of Cathy Hansen. |