Historic California Posts, Camps,
Stations and Airfields
Trauger Auxiliary Field
(Rankin Field Auxiliary No. 5)
History
During World War II, the airport was designated
as Trauger Auxiliary Field (A-5)). It was used by the United
States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for
the flying school at Rankin Field, California. Today, it is Eckert
Field Airport, a general aviation airport located one mile northeast
of Strathmore, California .
Extract, US Army Air Forces Directory
of Airfields (January 1945)
Eckert Field circa 2009
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