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Title
El Toro Marine Base Closing
Created Date
1999
Description
Footage of the El Toro Marine base closing and B-roll of the base and aircrafts. The El Toro Marine base was the largest of its kind on the West Coast. It began operations in 1942 and by 1950 it was selected as a Master Jet Station for the Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific, and served as the primary base for Marine Corps West Coast fighter squadrons. During the 1960s President Nixon used the base for flights to and from his Western White house at San Clemente. The base closed in 1999.
Creators and Contributors
Creator:
Orange County News Channel
Subject Topic
Subject Entity
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
1942 to 1999
Language
Media Type
Format
Betacam: SX
Extent
5
Tapes
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
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Phone: (714) 834-5367
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