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Castle Airport (IATA: MER, ICAO: KMER) is a public airport located three miles (4.8 km) northeast of Atwater, serving Merced County, California, USA. The airport covers 1,580 acres, has one runway and is mostly used for general aviation. It is located on the site of the former Castle Air Force Base which closed in 1995. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ...
The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...
Atwater is a city located in Merced County, California. ...
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An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ...
The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...
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Atwater is a city located in Merced County, California. ...
Merced County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
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Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ...
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Castle Air Force Base (CAFB) comprises 2,777 acres and is located in Atwater, California. ...
 Castle AFB California - 1982 Castle Air Force Base was a military installation of the United States Air Force located northeast of Atwater, 6 mi NW of Merced and about 110 mi ESE of San Francisco California. Atwater is a city located in Merced County, California. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
Originally named Merced Army Airfield, the base was renamed in honor of Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle (1908-1944). When on Christmas Eve 1944 near Liege, Belgium, seven Messerschmitts set General Castle's B-17 Flying Fortress afire, he remained at the controls while his crew bailed out. He died with the pilot when the aircraft exploded. General Castle received the Medal of Honor posthumously. A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ...
Frederick Walker Castle (14 October 1908 - 24 December 1944) was a general officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, and a winner of the Medal of Honor. ...
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC). ...
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History Opened on 20 September 1941, the base originally was used as an aircrew training facility by the United States Army in 1941. The Strategic Air Command assumed responsibility for the base in 1946. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...
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For the film of the same name, see Strategic Air Command (film) The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was the operational establishment of the United States Air Force in charge of Americas bomber-based and ballistic missile-based strategic nuclear arsenal from 1946 to 1992. ...
Major Operating Units at Castle AFB were:
The 93d Bomb Wing maintained combat readiness for global strategic bombardment at Castle AFB. The wing’s deployed to Okinawa in 1948, becoming the first Strategic Air Command bomb group to deploy in full strength to the Far East. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...
June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ...
Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...
June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ...
Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...
May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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For the film of the same name, see Strategic Air Command (film) The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was the operational establishment of the United States Air Force in charge of Americas bomber-based and ballistic missile-based strategic nuclear arsenal from 1946 to 1992. ...
The wing began aerial refueling operations in October 1950, providing aerial refueling and navigational assistance for the July 1952 movement of the 31st Fighter-Escort Wing from the United States to Japan, the first jet fighter crossing of the Pacific Ocean, during the Korean War. Combatants United Nations: Republic of Korea Australia Belgium Luxembourg Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Philippines South Africa Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Medical staff: Denmark Australia Italy Norway Sweden Communist states: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Peoples Republic of China Soviet Union Commanders...
IT was the first SAC wing to convert to B-52 aircraft, 1955–1956. Became SAC’s primary B-52 aircrew training organization, incorporating KC-135 aircrew training for refueling in mid-1956. B-52 can refer to the following: The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber aircraft A hairstyle popular in the 1950s and 1960s, named after the aircraft A rock band, The B-52s, named after the hairstyle A cocktail This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which...
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft, first manufactured in 1956 and expected to remain in service into the 2020s. ...
Notable operations
- Non-stop B-52 flights of some 16,000 miles around North America and to the North Pole (November 1956)
- First jet aircraft nonstop flight around the world (January 1957)
- Nonstop, unrefueled KC-135 flight from Yokota AB, Japan, to Washington, DC (April 1958).
Although most of the wing’s components were used for B-52 and KC-135 aircrew training between 1956 and 1995, one or more of its units sometimes participated in tactical operations, including aerial refueling.
From April 1968 to April 1974, operated a special B-52 replacement training unit to support SAC’s B-52 operation in Southeast Asia. Won the SAC Bombing and Navigation Competition and the Fairchild Trophy in 1949, 1952, and 1970, and the Omaha Trophy as the outstanding SAC wing in 1970. Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...
In August 1990 the wing operated an aerial port of embarkation for personnel and equipment deploying to Southwest Asia during Desert Shield. See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ...
In addition to aerial refueling, tankers ferried personnel and equipment, while B-52s deployed to strategic locations worldwide, including Saudi Arabia. Bombed the Iraqi Republican Guard and targeted Iraqi chemical weapons, nuclear, and industrial plants during Desert Storm, January-February 1991. See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ...
The 93d Bomb Wing deactivated in 1995 when Castle Air Force Base was closed.
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Pollution  Sign at the front entrance of the discomissioned air base Since the mid-1940s, aircraft maintenance, fuel management, and fire training activities on the base have generated wastes that consist primarily of waste fuels, oils, solvents, and cleaners. Base activities also have generated lesser amounts of paints and plating wastes.
The EPA currently has this base listed on their database due to the bulk wastes such as solvents, oils, fuels, and sludges which were disposed in pits at landfills around the base until 1977. Fuel and waste oils were incinerated by the Air Force during fire training exercises. The Air Force ceased disposal of hazardous waste on site in 1977, and the base was officially closed in 1995. EPA redirects here. ...
Albury landfill, Surrey, England A landfill, also known as a dump, is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. ...
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EPA Investigations have been completed or are proceeding at multiple areas of contamination including landfills, discharge areas, chemical disposal areas, fire training areas, fuel spill areas, and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) spill areas. Approximately 6,000 people obtain their drinking water from both municipal and private wells located near the site. EPA redirects here. ...
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See also Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird at Castle Air Museum Castle Air Museum is located in Atwater, California. ...
United States Penitentiary, Atwater (USP Atwater) is a federal prison in the United States. ...
References - Ravenstein, Charles A., Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977, Office of Air Force History, 1984
- Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases Volume I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989
- Endicott, Judy G., USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Office of Air Force History
- Compass Maps: Merced, Atwater, Merced County
- City of Atwater -- Approved Annexations
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA Superfund Record of Decision, September 9, 2002
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
- Merced County: Castle Airport
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