Photos Taken in California | World War II Database

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US Navy Submarine Division 19 submarines USS S-46, USS S-42, USS S-47, USS S-43, USS S-44, and US SS-45 at San Diego, California, United States, 28 Jul 1928	Aviator Charles Lindburgh taking off in a borrowed 1910 Curtiss pusher biplane at the 1928 National Air Races at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, 15 Sep 1928.	Five Curtiss Jenny’s with the United States Army Air Corps flying in formation above Mines Field, Inglewood, California, United States during the 1928 National Air Races, 15 Sep 1928.	Seven Navy biplanes flying in formation above Mines Field, Inglewood, California, United States during the 1928 National Air Races, 15 Sep 1928. Note the hundreds of parked cars in the field.

Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, 1929	Aerial view of Mines Field, Inglewood, California, mid-1929. Note Hangars No. 1, 2, and 3 and a 3,500-foot oil and gravel runway.	German airship Graf Zeppelin seen moored to a temporary mooring mast at Mines Field, Inglewood, California after arriving from Japan on her around-the-world flight, 26 Aug 1929. Photo 1 of 2.	German airship Graf Zeppelin seen moored to a temporary mooring mast at Mines Field, Inglewood, California after arriving from Japan on her around-the-world flight, 26 Aug 1929. Photo 2 of 2.

The Goodyear blimp alongside German airship Graf Zeppelin moored at a temporary mooring mast at Mines Field, Inglewood, California after arriving from Japan on her around-the-world flight, 26 Aug 1929.	Flight line at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, Nov 1929. Hangar No. 1 is seen at left with Hangars 2, 3, and 4 beyond.	S-26 at San Diego, California, United States, 1927-1930; background probably minesweeper Tern (AM-31)	USS Astoria at anchor off Long Beach, California, United States, circa 1930s

USS Holland with submarines V-3, V-2, S-45, S-43, S-44, and S-42, San Diego, California, United States, circa 1930	USS Oklahoma passing Alcatraz island, San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 1930s	USS S-44 (background) and USS S-42 (foreground) underway, San Diego, California, United States, 1920s or 1930s	USS S-44 in San Diego harbor, California, United States, 1920s or 1930s

Chicago being prepared for launching, at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 8 Apr 1930	The official dedication ceremonies of the Los Angeles Municipal Airport at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, 7 Jun 1930. Note Marine Corps biplanes, probably Curtiss Jenny’s, on the ramp.	USS Marblehead in harbor, possibly at San Diego, California, United States, early 1930s	Chicago at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, Apr 1931