Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield was a post

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that opened in 1922 and closed in 1937. The airfield was built to support to , 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

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just west of the shipyard near

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. The airfield had a single unpaved

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for day use only. Common

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at the airfield were

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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 Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS Alameda) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda, California, on San Francisco Bay. NAS Alameda had two runways: 13–31 measuring and 07-25 measuring . Two helicopter pads and a control tower were ...

was picked to be the Navy's main support base for aircraft carriers in San Francisco Bay.

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Alameda Naval Air Museum

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Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield 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 , the US Navy's first aircraft carrier. The ''Langley'' was converted to an aircraft carrier ...

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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

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