[Leica] Moffett Field, CA

[Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>]

Bunk yourself sir... ;)

Moffett Field is an entity of its own. It is in neither Sunnyvale nor 
Mountain View.

Moffett Field
P. O. Box 16
Moffett Field, CA 94035
Telephone: (650) 603-9827

Our last administration did away with Moffett Field. It no longer exists as 
a Naval Air Station. It is now just a bunch of runways and blimp hangers. 
The NASA facility is still going strong on the left as well as 
Lockheed-Martin on the right. Following is its current disposition dispute 
by the alliance.

"We, the Alliance for a New Moffett Field, are volunteers from Mountain 
View, Sunnyvale and nearby communities. Our principal goal is to promote an 
open and democratic process to determine the future use of Moffett Field. 
We wish to ensure that this valuable resource will serve the interests of 
our communities, preserving and enhancing our quality of life."

You can read about Moffett Field and the blimps (and everything else) at:

http://code.arc.nasa.gov/jf/history/

The USS MACON can be viewed at the following address:

http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/macon2.html

I've taken many "Leica" photos at Moffett Field, while it was a real air base.

Jim


At 06:31 PM 7/10/01 -0400, Marc James Small wrote:
>At 01:06 PM 7/10/01 -0700, Jim Brick wrote:
> >Moved to Sunnyvale CA (Silicon Valley).
>
>Bunk, sir.  Much more notable as the home of Moffett Field, last base for
>ZRS-5, the USS MACON.  A picture of her in flight stands proudly on my
>wall.  Everything has been downhill for this area since she crashed in 1935.
>
>Marc
>
>msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
>Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!