McClellan Air Force Base (CA) (Images of America)

McClellan Air Force Base (CA) (Images of America)
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McClellan Air Force Base has been a part of Californiaâ€™s military and aviation history since the mid-1930s. Originally named Pacific Air Depot in 1935, the baseâ€™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 Doolittleâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer Arcadia Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2007-07-04
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780738547626

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