Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield
38°05′20″N 122°16′19″W / 38.089°N 122.272°W
Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield | |
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Vallejo, California | |
Type | Military base |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Navy |
Site history | |
Built | 1922-1937 |
Events | USS Langley support |
Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield was a post World War 1 US Navy airfield that opened in 1922 and closed in 1937. The airfield was built to support to USS Langley, the US Navy's first aircraft carrier. The Langley was converted to an aircraft carrier in 1920 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard from the collier USS Jupiter. The airfield was located at 13th Street & Flagship Drive in the City of Vallejo, California just west of the shipyard near San Pablo Bay. The airfield had a single unpaved runway for day use only. Common aircraft at the airfield were Vought FU, Vought VE-7 and Curtiss JN-4 Jenny. USS Langley could hold 36 planes, but need to remove planes to Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield when the ship was under repair. The Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield was also used for some training. The Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield closed as Naval Air Station Alameda was picked to be the Navy's main support base for aircraft carriers in San Francisco Bay.[1]
See also[edit]
- California during World War II
- American Theater (1939–1945)
- United States home front during World War II
References[edit]
- ^ "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Oakland area". www.airfields-freeman.com.
- Airports in the San Francisco Bay Area
- United States Naval Air Stations
- History of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Defunct airports in California
- Military Superfund sites
- Military facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Closed installations of the United States Navy
- 1922 establishments in California
- 1937 disestablishments in California