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3 unusual facts about Naval Base Ventura County


Naval Base Ventura County

NBVC provides the Pacific Fleet with an all-in-one mobilization site, deep water port, railhead, and airfield.

On 4 August 1972, Douglas DC-3 N31538 of Mercer Airlines suffered an in-flight engine fire shortly after take-off from NAS Point Mugu on a cargo flight to Hollywood-Burbank Airport.

The base has been home to many ordnance testing programs, and the test range extends offshore to the Navy-owned San Nicolas Island in the Channel Islands.



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