tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44065323580475922242024-03-08T02:20:59.528-08:00The Tustin HangarsThe Tustin Area Historical Society (TAHS)TAHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376576879113012129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406532358047592224.post-53536416091610693132010-02-21T00:17:00.000-08:002010-02-21T00:20:05.626-08:00The base was built in 1942 as the Santa Ana Naval Air Station.<br />The blimps were used to patrol America's coastline primarily to<br />watch for enemy submarines.<br /><br />According to some sources, in the early 1950s the facility was<br />known as "Hanger City" during a period between being operated<br />by the Navy and then the Marines. Later the name was changed<br />to the Marine Corps Air Station Tustin.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tustinca.org/videos/hangarshistory.wmv">Click here for video - 25 minutes</a>TAHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376576879113012129noreply@blogger.com0