Beale Air Force Base

Information about Beale Air Force Base a United States military base in the California desert near the city of Lancaster. Pictured below is the SR-71 Black Bird on displaty at the Beale Air Base Heritage Park. other Air Force Bases in California.

Quick Facts About Beale Air Force Base

BUILT: 1942 (as training post and German POW Camp)
FOUNDED: 1948 (as Beale Air Force Base)
SIZE: 22,944 acres
NAMED AFTER: Brig. Gen. E.F. Beale
NEAREST TOWNS: Marysville - Yuba City - Wheatland
COUNTY: Yuba County
LOCATION: Northern California

Attractions at Beale Air Force Base

World War II POW Cell Block Historic Monument
Picture of the historic Beale Air Force Base cell bock used to house German prisoners of war during World War II.

Beale Air Force Base Web Sites

Beale Air Force Base - Official Web Site

Beale Air Force Base - Support Squadron

Beale Air Force Base - Airman Family Readiness Center

More Beale Air Force Resources

Wikipedia "Beale Air Force Base" Article

- Beale Air Force Base Echange Concessions
- California Military Museum: Historic Beale AFB
- Military.com - Beale Air Force Base

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