Eckert Field Airport
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Eckert Field Airport Trauger Air Force Auxiliary Field | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Strathmore, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°09′44″N 119°03′02″W / 36.16222°N 119.05056°W | ||||||||||
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Eckert Field Airport is a general aviation airport located 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Strathmore, California.
History
[edit]During World War II, the airport was designated as Trauger Auxiliary Field (A-5)). It was used by the United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for the flying school at Rankin Field, California.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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