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George Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located within the city limits, 8 miles northwest, of central Victorville, California, about 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California. Established by the United States Army Air Corps as an Advanced Flying School in June 1941, it was closed at the end of World War II .
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Following the outbreak of the Korean War on June 25, 1950, the base was reopened and renamed George Air Force Base. Fighter pilots trained in many aircraft at George over four-plus decades. The Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission announced George's closure in 1988.
George Air Force Base (1941–1992) is a former United States Air Force base located 8 miles Northwest of Victorville, California, about 75 miles Northeast of Los Angeles, California. It was closed by the Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) 1992 commission at the end of the Cold War.
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Oct 22, 2022 · About 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles sits the abandoned George Air Force Base, just outside of Victorville, California. This was once a very active town of military families, but it has since been abandoned and left to crumble in the desert heat.
Jun 10, 2011 · Discover George Air Force Base in Victorville, California: Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
Mar 26, 2023 · The former Victorville Army Airfield/Victorville Air Force Base/George Air Force Base (George AFB) is a Superfund site and one of the most contaminated military bases in the country. From 1941 to 1992 (51 years), over 100,000 people were potentially exposed to unsafe levels of hazardous, toxic, and radioactive materials on and around George AFB ...
Dec 14, 2012 · Four years later on Dec. 15, 1992, George became the first base in California to close under the Base Realignment and Closure program. The gold mine was taken away.
