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Old 11-16-2005, 10:39 PM   #16
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Yep! Simi Valley airport was off of Tapo Canyon....

You also have San Fernando
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Old 11-16-2005, 11:10 PM   #17
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JImmy Doolittle B25 Practice field
Here is the field Jimmy Doolittle practised his B25 takesoff's from for his historic mission. Its an aux field for Eglin AFB

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I used to drive past the old tower just off of San Fernando road every day when I worked in Glendale. I always thought it looked like an old tower, so I looked it up and was correct. I didn't know about the one off tapo, but that would explain the road near a friends house called "Runway Road".
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