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PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:29 pm 
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What airfield was used at the beginning of the film? All I can find is "Near Victorville"



Did a little snooping on Freeman’s Abandoned Fields site and it was El Mirage Field. There’s an image of Fertile Myrtle there.

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Craig59 wrote:
ZRX61 wrote:
What airfield was used at the beginning of the film? All I can find is "Near Victorville"



Did a little snooping on Freeman’s Abandoned Fields site and it was El Mirage Field. There’s an image of Fertile Myrtle there.



Did some digging too & found this. Stoney's hangar in the movie was originally Pancho's, then used for storage by General Atomics. but now looking a bit derelict:

https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of- ... 180968347/

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http://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/CA/Airf ... mdaleS.htm

Scroll down to: Victorville AAF Auxiliary #3 / El Mirage Airport (99CL), CA

... 5/4/79 photos by Charles Smith ...

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