The Tustin airbase hangar, built in 1942 for the Navy, housed military blimps. It was among the largest wooden structures ever built.
A historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. A fire Tuesday destroyed a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California. TUSTIN — Fire raged Tuesday in a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California.
A fire continues to burn at the north hangar at the former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin early Tuesday morning, November 7, 2023. More than 70 Orange County firefighters battled the fire which began after midnight. It is one of two 17-story-high hangars that were built in 1942 during World War II, and are two of the largest wooden structures ever constructed. They were named historic civil engineering landmarks in 1993.
Firefighters work to control a blaze at the north blimp hanger at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in Tustin, CA, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
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