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Hamilton Field (Hamilton AFB) was a United States Air Force base, which was inactivated in 1973, decommissioned in 1974, and put into a caretaker status with the Air Force Reserve until 1976. It was transferred to the United States Army in 1983 and was designated an Army Airfield until its BRAC closure in 1988.
Hamilton Army Airfield, in Novato, California, was built as a bombardment base and the headquarters for the 1st Wing of the Army Air Corps, one of only three bases established for this purpose nationally.
Hamiton Army Airfield officially dedicated. Brigadier General Hap Arnold said Hamilton was the “most modern, best equipped up-to-date airfield in the United States.” Hamilton was named in honor of Lieutenant Lloyd Hamilton.
Constructed in the early 1930's and dedicated in 1935, Hamilton was originally established as a bombardment base of the 1st Wing of the Air Force. Decommissioned and vacated in 1975, the former base now serves as planned community with residential, commercial, open space, and civic uses.
Hamilton Field was a United States Air Force base, which was inactivated in 1973, decommissioned in 1974, and put into a caretaker status with the Air Force Reserve until 1976. Overview Map
Mahard's second trip to the west coast of the United States while in the Army brought him to Hamilton Army Airfield near San Francisco, California. Mahard made the cross country trip by train with Larry, Ed, and the two army captains that were put in charge of the three men.
The airfield was transferred to the Army as Hamilton Army Airfield, the housing to the Navy and a 411-acre parcel to the General Services Administration (GSA) for public sale. The GSA public sale occurred in 1985 and the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) closed the Army airfield.
