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unusual facts about NAS North Island



Doug Hegdahl

After returning to the U.S, Hegdahl used his experiences as an instructor at the United States Navy's SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape) school based in NAS North Island, San Diego, California.


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Grumman F3F

The F3F-2 was featured in the 1940 film Flight Command, starring Robert Taylor as a pilot whose work developing instrument landing systems helps his lost squadron return to NAS North Island.

San Diego Bay

The Coast Guard Air Station San Diego is across the bay from NAS North Island and the Federal Communications Commission maintains a monitoring station on the Silver Strand.