Marine Corps Air Station Tustin - Wikipedia
A March, 1966 photo of a CH-46A "Sea Knight" helicopter from HMM-165, with one of Tustin's massive blimp hangars in the background. A USMC CH-53D "Sea Stallion" helicopter undergoes maintenance inside one of MCAS Tustin's giant blimp hangars, date unknown.
Tustin Hangars | Tustin, CA
The north hangar (Hangar 1), located near Valencia Avenue and Armstrong Road, is currently owned by the Department of the Navy. The building sustained roof damage in October 2013 during a windstorm and was almost completely destroyed by a fire in November 2023.
Huge Tustin hangar fire destroys a relic of Orange County history …
2023年11月7日 · For more than 80 years, two massive domed hangars loomed over Tustin’s southern edge, a relic of Orange County’s military history hemmed in by an expanding suburban landscape that replaced...
“The Tustin Hangars: Titans of History” is a comprehensive history of the two blimp hangars at the former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps air station in Tustin, California.
Tustin Blimp Hangar #2 – Tustin, California - Atlas Obscura
2018年10月11日 · Each hangar covers about 7 acres of enclosed space, enough to house six lightweight helium blimps each about 250 feet long. The sheer scale of the structures would earn them recognition as a...
Fire Destroys Historic Blimp Hangar That Played Important Role …
2023年11月7日 · Fire crews responded early Tuesday to a fire at one of two massive wooden hangars at the former Tustin Air Base. Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy said a decision was made to...
Tustin’s remaining hangar - LAist
2024年11月8日 · Starting next year, the city of Tustin will hold a series of community meetings to discuss what to do with its remaining World War II blimp hangar — after a twin structure burned down a year...
Photos: Iconic Tustin blimp hangar destroyed in fire - KTLA
2023年11月7日 · A historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. A fire destroyed a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern...
History of the Tustin Blimp Hangars - Tustin Area Historical Society
The former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Tustin (aka, Tustin Blimp Hangars) was initially established as a Navy lighter-than-air (LTA) base and commissioned in the fall of 1942.
Massive fire destroys historic WWII blimp hangar in Tustin
2023年11月8日 · In what onlookers described as "tragic" and "disappointing," a massive fire destroyed one of two historic blimp hangars at the former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin on Tuesday.