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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: June 26, 2009
Caption: Page Field ( marker ) as mentioned
Additional Description: Page Field Named in honor of Captain Arthur Hallet Page, Jr. Marine Corps Aviation January 16, 1918 to September 1, 1930
A variety of aircraft used Page Field, including Navy dirigibles, Corsairs, Wildcats, and B-25 bombers. It was also home to a glider squadron and a barrage balloon detachment. Deactivated after World War II, the field served as an emergency landing strip for some years. Today, Page Field is part of the Weapons and Field Training Battalion. Since 1996, the former airstip has been the site for Basic Warrior Training and the Crucible.
Submitted: July 31, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p72356
File Size: 0.796 Megabytes

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