Naval Air Station Tillamook
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Naval Air Station Tillamook located in Tillamook, Oregon was a U.S. Naval Air Station used during World War II primarily to house blimps. It was commissioned in 1942 and decommissioned in 1948.
It was the base of operations for Squadron ZP-33 with a complement of 8 K-ships.
Due to the rationing during World War II, the hangars were built entirely of wood. Though Hangar A was destroyed by a fire in 1992, Hangar B is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and remains as possibly the largest wooden structure in the world. It currently houses the Tillamook Air Museum.
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