Smith pointedlyĭemanded the city of Long Beach to repair the hazardous runwaysĪnd simply reminded the city that the Pacific Fleet, then laying King, then the Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, and Admirals Sooner the Navy gets out of the Long Beach airport, the betterĪnd unknown to city officials at the time, the Navy had begunĪ survey for a more suitable site. To naval aviation, with its city manager saying that "the With Douglas Aircraft as a resident, theĪttitude of Long Beach's authorities became cold and openly hostile Long Beach Municipal Airport, the little municipal airport simply Particularly with Douglas Aircraft showing an interest in the On April 9, 1939, training in night flightīegan, and shortly thereafter its facilities began to be usedĪir activity by commercial airlines and the private airplane industry, In Los Angeles until 1930, when ground school was continuously Week at the base and two nights a week at the University of California A ground school was offered three nights a Little city airport began only after the city built hangars andĪdministrative facilities for the Army and Navy in 1928-30.īase, the mission was to instruct, train and drill Naval ReserveĪviation personnel. Should be stated that the only significant developments to the Two years later, the city built a hangarĪnd administrative building for the Army Air Corps as well.
Navy commissioned the field as a Naval Reserve Aviationīase (NRAB Long Beach). The City of Long Beach built a hangar and a administrative buildingĪnd then offered to lease it to the Navy for $1 a year for theĮstablishment of the Naval Reserve Aviation Base. The city of Long Beach to gain access to the nation's infant air Daugherty, a Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) and one of The airfield was later named Daugherty Field afterĮarl S. Near the intersection of Spring and Cherry Streets for use asĪn airfield. In 1923, the Long Beach City Council set aside 150 acres NAAS Long Beach, 10 August 1944 History by CWO Mark Denger, Military Historian,īase at Long Beach, or Daugherty Field, began in a much different
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