Historic California Posts, Camps,
Stations and Airfields
Helm Auxiliary Field
(Lemoore Auxiliary Field No. 7)
The 773.08 acres that comprised Helm Auxiliary
Field No.6 was purchased by the U.S. Government on 11 January
1943. The site was developed into an auxiliary landing field
and basic flying school by the Army Air Forces in connection
with the Lemoore Basic Flying School. The improvements were roads,
hard-surfaced runways, fencing, a crash truck shelter, a stage
house, a control tower, a motor house, and latrines.
On 15 October 1944, the site was declared
surplus by the War Assets Administration (WAA). The WAA assumed
accountability of the site on 12 September 1946. Available records
do not indicate if any deed clauses, provisions, or restrictions
existed for the site. Available information does not indicate
when the property was acquired from the WAA; however, the site
is currently owned by several private parties and is primarily
used as farmland
Source: Sacramento District,
US Army Corps of Engineers