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Village Builds Airstrip for Film

The Pittsburgh Press
May 21, 1949 featured image

Village Builds Airstrip for Film

HOLLYWOOD–Yucca Village a small settlement near 29 Palms, California, now has an airport – all because of Gene Autry.

Notified that Autry wanted to fly his entire company there from Hollywood to film “The Cowboy and the Indian.” in nearby Pioneertown, citizens of Yucca Village, purchased Army surplus landing strip section and in one day laid an S-shaped strip each runaway 3000 feet long.

Source:

  • The Pittsburgh Press
  • May 21, 1949

Posted: September 19, 2025

May 21, 1949 - The Pittsburgh Press
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