El Mirage Field is a private airport located 3 miles west of
El Mirage, California. It is leased by
General Atomics of
San Diego. Its primary use is the development and testing of
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the United States military and US Government.
El Mirage Field, has a sister site located at
Grey Butte Field Airport.
History
During
World War II, the airport was designated as Mirage Auxiliary Airfield (No 3), and was an auxiliary training airfield for
Victorville Army Airfield, California.
The wartime runways are abandoned and now used by General Atomics for their UAV testing.
See also
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California World War II Army Airfields
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in California for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.
Most of these airfields were under the command of Fourth Air Force or the A ...
References
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: California - Southern Palmdale area
External links
Airports in San Bernardino County, California
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