L B Air Base Tests Anti Fire Security
Long Beach Air Base Fire Department in Fire Prevention Week demonstrations with Base Fire Chief G P Marlin and an 18 man crew partnering with the City of Long Beach Fire Department to show firefighting for Air Force personnel. Cooperation continues year round with base and city crews operating on Municpal Airport sides and Douglas Aircraft Co in emergencies.
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Long Beach Air Base
G. P. Marlin
City of Long Beach Fire Department i
Air Force
City Fire Company
Municipal
Douglas Aircraft Co
G. P. Martin
T. J. Martinez
Pfc
E. Yandel
Cpl
T. E. Broughton
P. H. Casanova
P-T
Plane Talk By EV. Hosking Recalls Navy Blimps in California
Navy blimp activity resumes at Santa Ana Marine Corps Air Facility under Naval Air Reserve Training Unit commanded by H. B. Pinky Hosmer Jr. USN. Training reserves, with day and night flights over Long Beach, recalls WWI blimp antisubmarine work along the Pacific Coast and notable rescues by Lt. Culbertson.
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Brotherhood of Southern California
Navy
Marine Corps Air Facility
Santa Ans
LTA
Naval Air Reserve
H. B. (Pinky) Hosmer) Jr
USN
Long Beach
Pacific
San Petro
Palos Verdes- Redondo
Santa Ana
Ace
Culbertson
Imperial Valley
Fire Department Drills Include Aircraft Crashes and Fires
In August the department ran twice weekly fire fighting sessions and answered 25 alarms. Thirteen air standby calls for planes in difficulty, three hospital plate drilling standbys, two grass fires, two gas leaks, and five inspections of 450 welding and defueling operations. Firefighters kept busy inspecting base hydrants and maintaining extinguishers.
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L. B. Air Base
Yanderlleff
Prest-Telegram
EV. Hosking
Hicles
al Hoffman
Culberson
Palm Springs
Martin
H. A. Glassner
S. B. Pullman
Air Field
Air Base
Wge
Herbert D. Lewin
Hase
Liltlan’s
Amt
Red Cross
Enna
Quan
Friedman Shelby
Jones
Styleet
Selby
Queen Quality
Red Cros
Miracle Treed
Dr. Lolte
Drew Arch
Wilbur Miller
Arch Aldell
Natural Bridge
Dr. Morley
Morssoll
Meadows
Walter T. Dickenson
Fe’s Barkers
Barkers
Barker Bros
Broadway
East Ocean Blvd
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