California State Military
DepartmentCalifornia State Military
DepartmentA total of 260.00 acres were leased by the US Army Corps of Engineers from the Kern County Land Company to be used as an auxiliary landing field. On 16 June 1941, 160 acres were leased from the Kern County Land Company, with the lease beginning on 1 July 1941 and ending on 30 June 1943. On 2 January 1942, an additional 100 acres were leased from the Kern County Land Company, with the lease ending 30 June 1943.
Allen Auxiliary Field #3 was part of the satellite airfields surrounding what was then Gardner Field. Along with the other satellite fields, Allen field was used as an emergency and training airfield for US Army Air Corps pilots. Though an asphalt runway was constructed on the site, no buildings or other storage structures were built on the property.
According to a handwritten notation on the
map "Real Estate - Gardner Field (Allen A-3)," Allen
Field was declared surplus on 27 September 1945. Upon expiration
of both leases on 30 June 1943, it is surmised that the 100-acre
and 160 acre parcels of land reverted back to the Kern County
Land Company. No continuing leases have been found on these properties.
The site is currently owned by Opal, Fry, and Sons and is used
for farming row crops such as onions, tomatoes, carrots, and cotton.
Source: Los Angeles District,
Army Corps of Engineers
Posted 30 Nov 08
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