California State Military
DepartmentCalifornia State Military
Department
LOCATION: The site is located in Merced County approximately 18 miles southwest of the city of Merced, California
SITE HISTORY: In
1943 the U.S. Government acquired 640 acres in fee on which an
auxiliary airfield was developed for flight training. Army improvements
included a stagehouse, crash truck shelter, latrine, landing mat.
fencing, and runways. The site was used as an auxiliary field
for the Army Air Force Basic Flight Training School based at Merced
Army Air
Field. From 1944 to 1948 about 400 acres of the property were
leased to a private party for agricultural purposes. On 3 1 May
1947 the War Assets Administration assumed
accountability of the 640-acre site for disposal.
Source: US Army Corps of
Engineers, Sacramento District
Updated 1 January 2009
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