Amedee Army Airfield is a military use
airport
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located nine nautical miles (17 km) north of the
central business district of
Herlong, in
Lassen County
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,
California
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,
United States
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.
It is owned by the
United States Army
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and located at the
Sierra Army Depot in the
Honey Lake
Honey Lake is an endorheic sink in the Honey Lake Valley in northeastern California, near the Nevada border. Summer evaporation reduces the lake to a lower level of and creates an alkali flat. Honey Lake dries almost completely in most years.
H ...
Valley, east of the
Sierra Nevada mountain range.
History
The airfield was built by the
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
about 1942, and was known as Reno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. After
World War II
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, the airfield was retained by the Army, and is used as part of the Sierra Army Depot. It was also known as Honey Lake Flight Strip.
[Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.]
Facilities
Amedee AAF has one
runway
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designated 8/26 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m).
See also
*
California during World War II
California during World War II was a major contributor to the World War II effort. California's long Pacific Ocean coastline provided the support needed for the Pacific War. California also supported the war in Europe. After the Japanese attac ...
*
California World War II Army Airfields
References
www.airfieldsdatabase.com
External links
Sierra Army Depot*
* {{US-airport-minor, AHC, AHC
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California
Flight Strips of the United States Army Air Forces
Airports in Lassen County, California
United States Army airfields