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- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station abstract "Hitchcock Naval Air Station was a Naval Air Station built by the United States Navy during World War II to accommodate lighter-than-air aircraft, more commonly known as blimps. It was located in the small town of Hitchcock, Texas, about fifteen miles (24 km) northwest of Galveston. Construction began in 1942 and the base was commissioned on May 22, 1943. The most prominent feature of the base was the 1,000-foot (300 m) long, 200-foot (61 m) tall largely wooden blimp hangar. The blimp hangar, which held six aircraft was built at a cost of $10 million. The purpose of the base and its aircraft was to search for Axis power submarines in the Gulf of Mexico. Beside the hangar there were auxiliary buildings including barracks, warehouses, a mess hall, gymnasium, auditorium and an Olympic-size swimming pool which was used to teach swimming and water-rescue. The base was sold as war surplus in 1949 for $143,777 to John W. Mecom, Sr., who leased the building during the Korean War to remanufacture half-track vehicle and WWII tanks for use in the Korean War. Because of damage sustained from Hurricane Carla in 1961, the wooden parts of the hangar were demolished in 1962. The only parts of the hangar still standing are the four tall concrete corner supports and the concrete foundation.Camp Wallace, a U.S. Army World War II training center for antiaircraft units, was located adjacent to the base.".
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- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station wikiPageWikiLink Texas.
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- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station wikiPageWikiLinkText "Camp Wallace and the blimp base".
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hitchcock Naval Air Station".
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- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station subject Category:1943_establishments_in_Texas.
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station subject Category:1947_disestablishments_in_Texas.
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station subject Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Galveston_County,_Texas.
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station subject Category:Closed_facilities_of_the_United_States_Navy.
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station subject Category:Korean_War.
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station subject Category:Military_facilities_in_Texas.
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station subject Category:United_States_Naval_Air_Stations.
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station hypernym Station.
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station point "29.3306 -95.0437".
- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station type Station.
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- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station comment "Hitchcock Naval Air Station was a Naval Air Station built by the United States Navy during World War II to accommodate lighter-than-air aircraft, more commonly known as blimps. It was located in the small town of Hitchcock, Texas, about fifteen miles (24 km) northwest of Galveston. Construction began in 1942 and the base was commissioned on May 22, 1943. The most prominent feature of the base was the 1,000-foot (300 m) long, 200-foot (61 m) tall largely wooden blimp hangar.".
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- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station lat "29.3306".
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- Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station depiction Hitchcock_Naval_Air_Station_Blimp_Hanger_Frame.jpg.
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