Naval Air Station, Lakehurst.0738511609Naval Air Station A Naval Air Station is an airbase of the United States Navy. Such bases are used to house Naval Aviation squadrons and support commands. List of Functioning US Naval Air Stations
Pace, Kevin et al. Arcadia Publishing 2003 128 pages $19.99 Paperback Images of America UG634 The naval air station in Lakehurst, New Jersey Lakehurst is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,522. Lakehurst was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1921, from portions of Manchester Township, , grew from a gas warfare proving ground in WWI WWI abbr. World War I WWI World War One to the focal point focal point n. See focus. of lighter-than-air operations in the US. B&w photographs and detailed captions from the archives of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society chronicle the people and machinery of the base's 85-year history and showcase its contributions to the development of aviation and national defense. The author is affiliated with the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society. There is no subject index. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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