Mojave in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Albert C. Hansen

December 19,1930 – September 3, 2022

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 19, 2023

1. Albert C. Hansen Marker

Inscription. General Contractor, vintage aircraft re-builder, owner and collector. Al was born in December 1930 and was raised in South Pasadena and moved to Mojave after service in U.S. Army in 1956. He first came to Mojave in 1947 with his father Homer Hansen and worked on the Hansen Wilderness Ranch north of Mojave.

He was active in renting his aircraft for movie production work for 25 years. Has participated in many adventuresome aviation projects, including: B-29 “Keebird” retrieval effort in Greenland; flying seven C-7 Caribou aircraft from Kwajalein Atoll; purchasing and flying a PBY Catalina across the Atlantic from Madrid, Spain to Mojave; flying a HU-16 Albatross from Grand Turk, in the British West Indies to Mojave; and ferrying numerous UH-1H helicopters across the nation. His favorite activity was flying his F-86E Sabre and Fouga Magister CM-170 through the clear Mojave skies.

Al was a licensed pilot since 1960, single land & sea, multi-engine land & sea, helicopter, Type Ratings – F-86, Hawker Hunter, Fouga Magister, T-33; has owned UH-1B; UH-1H; Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopters; Antonov AN-2; Grumman S2F Tracker;

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three Canadair F-86E; CM-170 Fouga-Magister; Commander 500A; 1947 Republic SeaBee; Cessna 150 and North American T-28B’s.
v His first airplane was a T-28B that he purchased in 1962. He flew it from a ranch west of Lancaster to Mojave Airport and that started his love affair with aircraft and Mojave Airport.

Erected by Mojave Air and Space Port.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1930.

Location. 35° 3.333′ N, 118° 9.485′ W. Marker is in Mojave, California, in Kern County. It can be reached from the intersection of Airport Blvd and Sabovich Street, on the left when traveling north. Located in Legacy Park across from the Voyager Restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mojave CA 93501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

in the Mojave Desert,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 19, 2023

2. Albert C. Hansen Marker

Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wen Painter (here, next to this marker); Lt Col Richard Glenn "Dick" Rutan USAF (ret) (here, next to this marker); Voyager Aircraft / Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne Replica (a few steps from this marker); Rotary Rocket Roton ATV (a few steps from this marker); Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman (within shouting distance of this marker); Mojave Air & Spaceport (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Marine Corps Air Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Golden Queen Mine Cart (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mojave.

Albert C. Hansen image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Aerotech News

3. Albert C. Hansen

Albert C. Hansen in an F-86 image. Click for full size.

Photograph by Dave Chibley

4. Albert C. Hansen in an F-86

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2023, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 1, 2023, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.