Marker:
Lake Havasu Auxiliary Air Field #6
Location:
Havasu Airpark
591 Beachcomber Boulevard
Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona
34.466699, -114.355745
Historical Significance:
Site #6 is located on the western point of Pittsburg Point in Lake Havasu City. In 1942, when the United Stated entered WWII, the U.S. Army established airfields nationwide for the purpose of training pilots and aircrew. In 1942, the U.S. military built the Havasu Auxiliary Airfield #6 to serve as an emergency landing strip as part of its World War II defense plan. In 1943, the military expanded this airfield to include barracks, officers’ quarters and a mess hall.
This location soon was used as an R&R location (rest and rehabilitation) for Air Force personnel, with fishing, swimming, boating, skeet shooting, and hiking readily available for soldiers on leave. B-17 bombers landed weekly, dropping off a new load of personnel and picking up the previous week’s personnel to be returned to their bases.
After the military closed the facility in 1946, it remained privately owned by Corinne and Victor Spratt of Needles, California. Site #6 was eventually purchased from the Spratts by Robert P. McCulloch as a test center for his McCulloch outboard motor line of products. He is responsible for bringing London Bridge to Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Dedicated:
November 3, 2003
Chapter:
Havasu Chapter NSDAR
Lake Havasu Auxiliary Air Field #6
Location:
Havasu Airpark
591 Beachcomber Boulevard
Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona
34.466699, -114.355745
Historical Significance:
Site #6 is located on the western point of Pittsburg Point in Lake Havasu City. In 1942, when the United Stated entered WWII, the U.S. Army established airfields nationwide for the purpose of training pilots and aircrew. In 1942, the U.S. military built the Havasu Auxiliary Airfield #6 to serve as an emergency landing strip as part of its World War II defense plan. In 1943, the military expanded this airfield to include barracks, officers’ quarters and a mess hall.
This location soon was used as an R&R location (rest and rehabilitation) for Air Force personnel, with fishing, swimming, boating, skeet shooting, and hiking readily available for soldiers on leave. B-17 bombers landed weekly, dropping off a new load of personnel and picking up the previous week’s personnel to be returned to their bases.
After the military closed the facility in 1946, it remained privately owned by Corinne and Victor Spratt of Needles, California. Site #6 was eventually purchased from the Spratts by Robert P. McCulloch as a test center for his McCulloch outboard motor line of products. He is responsible for bringing London Bridge to Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Dedicated:
November 3, 2003
Chapter:
Havasu Chapter NSDAR
Photo by Karen Andrews 3/12/19
Photo by Deianna Jones & Sue Roberts 3/8/19
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Photo by Melanie Higley 3/3/19
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