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McClellan Air Force Base
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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.
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Product Details
- Arcadia Publishing Librar Brand
- Jul 4, 2007 Pub Date:
- 9781531629175 ISBN-13:
- 1531629172 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 130.0 pages Hardcover
- 9.61 in * 0.38 in * 6.69 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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