Fighter Training at Santa Rosa Army Air Field 1942-1945 Olson WWII Sonoma County
Olson Large-format illustrated softcover history of the World War II fighter training base at Santa Rosa, California, published 2007 by Douglas D. Olson / Publisher, Santa Rosa, California. Printed in the United States of America by Olson Communications. Santa Rosa Army Air Field opened in June 1942 as a Fourth Air Force training installation and satellite of Hamilton Field, where fighter pilots completed gunnery, bombing, and combat training before deployment overseas. The 478th Fighter Group was assigned to the field in December 1943 to train replacement pilots.
The field was inactivated in 1946 and later became what is today the Charles M. This is a locally published, independently produced regional history, not a mass-market trade title. Photo-illustrated throughout with period imagery and documents. A scarce piece of Sonoma County and Fourth Air Force aviation history, of interest to World War II airfield researchers, unit historians, California local history collectors, and aviation enthusiasts. Fighter Training Santa Rosa Army Air Field, Douglas D Olson, WWII aviation book, World War 2 airfield history, Fourth Air Force, 478th Fighter Group, Hamilton Field satellite, Sonoma County history, Santa Rosa California history, Charles M Schulz Sonoma County Airport, WW2 fighter pilot training, army air forces history, military aviation history book, California local history, self published regional history, out of print aviation book, 2007 softcover, illustrated military history. Olson / Publisher Publication Year: 2007 Format: Trade Paperback Language: English Topic: Military History, Aviation Subject: World War II, United States Army Air Forces Genre: History Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Place of Publication: Santa Rosa, California Type: Local History Illustrated: Yes.