el cajon centennial - a historical look at gillespie field
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Natural Pasture & Ranchland
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Agricultural Valley in the Box
Robinson Ranch - 1918
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Knox Hotel – El Cajon
El Cajon & the Early Years
View of El Cajon Valley - 1917
Robinson Ranch - 1918 1919
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The Early Years
In 1893 Towns Name Changed to Santee
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Future Site of Camp Gillespie
Pre-World War II
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Camp Gillespie Established 1942
Marine Corps Paratrooper Training Base
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Camp Gillespie - Paratrooper Training Base
Camp Gillespie- 1943 Marine Corps Paratrooper Training Base Marine Corps Paratrooper Training Base - 1943
Training Towers “Blue Goose” Jump Plane
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Paratrooper Training Base
Marine Corps Paratrooper Training Base
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A Piece of History – Ira Hamilton Hayes
Iwo Jima Flag Raising
‘43
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Military Aircraft Based at Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield-Gillespie
F4U Corsair
Fighter-Bomber
SBD Dauntless
Marine Dive Bomber
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In Passing Leased to the County - 1947
Deeded to the County - 1956
Fletcher Hills Booms- 1951
Building Boom Reaches Peak - 1958
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1950s
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Air Traffic Control Tower - 1962
Air Traffic Control Tower Construction - 1962
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Air Traffic Control Tower - Today
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Gillespie Field
Breise & Johnston Flying Service - 1964
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Gillespie Field
Golden State Flying Club – 1960s Mr. Essery
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Gillespie Field
Bob Dennis – El Cajon Flying Service – 1950s
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Gillespie Field
Bob Dennis – El Cajon Flying Service – 1950s
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Cajon Speedway – 1961 to 2005
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Cajon Speedway
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Cajon Speedway - 2004
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Former Camp Gillespie Pool/Gymnasium Area- 1962
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Gillespie Aerial - 1962
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Sheriffs ASTREA - 1971
Bell 47
Hughes 500D
Bell 47
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Gillespie Field – 1970s
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Gillespie Field Today
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Gillespie Field Today
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