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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 5, 1956 reads, "F86As of Air Defense Command are parked on ready line at San Fernando Valley Airport, Van Nuys. Planes, with loaded guns and power units plugged in can be airborne in matter of minutes after word of hostile aircraft is flashed from command center. Pilots are members of Air National Guard serving 59-day tour of active duty. Operation at San Fernando Valley Airport is part of Air with 460 acres and 6,000-foot runway, is one of few remaining in Los Angeles County Force's constant vigil against attack. Airport, with facilities for civilian flying. Jets have been in operation there since 1945 when Lockheed began testing F80 Shooting Stars."; See images #00144270 through #00144275 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Airport Airports--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Airplanes--California--Los Angeles Jet fighter planes--California--Los Angeles Sabre (Jet fighter plane) Hangars--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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