McClellan Air Force Base - Hardcover
by Kyle Byard, Tom Naiman
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kyle Byard, Tom NaimanTheme:Cultural Region/Northern California, Cultural Region/West Coast, Cultural Region/Western U.S., Geographic Orientation/California, Locality/Sacramento, CaliforniaPublish date:7/4/2007Pages:130
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531629175ISBN-10:1531629172UPC:9781531629175Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:State & Local, United States, Aviation & SpaceSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.413Product ID:SC659V20VS
McClellan Air Force Base has been a part of California's military and aviation history since the mid-1930s. Originally named Pacific Air Depot in 1935, the base's name was changed to the Sacramento Air Depot in 1938, and it became a repair facility for such fighter planes as the P-38 and P-39. During World War II, the base saw significant use in outfitting and supplying munitions for various fighters, including the B-17. Many armed-services personnel departed from McClellan for the Pacific theater, including in part Jimmy Doolittle's famed detail of B-25s, which attacked Tokyo in 1942. After the war, the base stored many types of aircraft, including the B-29 bomber series, and in 1948, changed its name to McClellan Air Force Base, continuing its mission of overhauling and retrofitting planes throughout the cold war.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531629175ISBN-10:1531629172UPC:9781531629175Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:State & Local, United States, Aviation & SpaceSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.413Product ID:SC659V20VS
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