It would have taken a seaplane to fly from several of the airports around the city on December 24, 1940. This photo shows the Western Avenue Airport covered with water.
Western Avenue Airport (Los Angeles, Calif.) Airports--California--Los Angeles Rain and rainfall--California--Los Angeles Floods--California--Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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