Posted on Nov 4, 2018
Marines will repair Catalina Island’s airport runway in training exercise
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Marines will repair Catalina Island’s airport runway in training exercise
Posted from ocregister.com
Camp Pendleton
Marines
Training
Flying
Posted 6 y ago
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Chip, the SS Catalina was a halfway decent steamship. It was sold to some people in Puerto Vallarta or some other Mexican port in Baja California. I remember seeing in the 90s but I don't remember seeing it floundered and sinking. There is so much history on this ship and I don't know if this ship is scrapped or not.
SS Catalina https://g.co/kgs/2xW73b
SS Catalina https://g.co/kgs/2xW73b
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Sadly, the ship was scrapped in 2010 but I didn't know that it took military personnel as a shuttle between piers.
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In the last 10 years coming to California from Canada, I have probably phone over this airport about four times on the Final Approach to John Wayne Airport where the plane flies over the island to fly into the wind for landing. I have been to Catalina Island a couple times and I even went there when I still use the old 1920 steam ship the SS Catalina. I don't think they're going to extend the runway but, for those of you who don't know this Airport, if you don't make enough AirSpeed, you end up going off a cliff.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-injured-plane-crash-catalina-island-airport-235508024.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-injured-plane-crash-catalina-island-airport-235508024.html
3 injured in plane crash at Catalina Island airport
AVALON, Calif. (AP) — Three people were injured in a plane crash Wednesday at the notoriously tricky airport on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC (Join to see) As Long as it isn't San Clemente Island, That is the Navy Target Range and We've Shelled the Hell out of that Place with 5 inch 54 rounds. Where the Navy Practices NGFS!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC (Join to see) - There is Two Islands Off Camp Pendelton. This is the Safe One, The Other One is San Clemente that I've been involved in Shelling the Hell Out Of. You Couldn't Pay Me Enough to Visit San Clemente considering what I've Done To It! I Don't want to be an "Accident".
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Engineers up! In this case the 7th Engrs possibly. Maybe 1st CEB or one of the MWSSs.
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