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ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT - FINDINGS Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 information retrieved from the reviewed maps, included in Appendix K. All historical maps and site plans contained in Appendix K are printed on 11 " x 17" paper for reproduction. Full size copies remain in the ASR backup files. The maps are discussed in order of creation or final revision. Property Acquisition Map, Bombing Target Near Petaluma, CA (P.W. 728) 26 October 1943 Appendix K- 1 " This map shows the originally proposed 640-acre tract of land to be purchased for Petaluma Bombing Target No. 9. The tract includes the SW 114 of Section 17, the SE114 of Section 18, the NE114.of Section 19 and the NW114 of Section 20. The center point of the plot is Latitude 38" 11' and Longitude 122" 33' 30". The location of the potential bombing target itself is located in the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 17. There are no clear access roads and there is no sign of a cruiser target. The map lists "Parcel No. 1" as consisting of 640 acres and belonging to Chester Fentress. This map was drawn 11 months before the Navy obtained control of the property. Typical Target Installations (P. W. Drawing 121 9) 22 August 1944, revised 16 March 1945 Appendix ~ -2'~ This Naval Air Station Alameda drawing lays out the typical designs for five types of targets: Land Dive Bombing, Rocket Firing Range, Water Borne Dive Bombing, Skip Bombing and Detached Cruiser. Based on available aerial imagery, the Navy constructed only the rocket and cruiser targets at Petaluma. The Navy designed the Detached Cruiser to be 550 feet long and 65 feet wide, tapering at the ends with placement of the rake stations similar to the dive-bombing target. The Rocket Firing Range target consisted of a 250 feet cleared area with 4 foot wide ringed boardwalks circling 50-, 100- and 200- foot diameters. These circle a 20 foot square array of posts for a radar screen in the center. The flight line is delineated with plywood markers spaced 500 feet apart for 4,500 feet fore and aft of the target. There are two Observer's Posts: one 1,500 feet fore of the target and one 1,200 feet from the target that is perpendicular to the flight path. The Range Control Officer's post is 5,200 feet from the center, perpendicular to the flight path. Property Acquisition Map Bombing Target Near Petaluma, California, (P.W. 1834) 7 January 1945 Appendix ~ -3~' This map depicts 1,130 acres of land as "Parcel No. 1" belonging to Chester B. Fentress. The 1,130 acres is in addition to the 640 acres, depicted in cross-hatching and noted on previous maps, which was already leased to the U.S. Navy. The map also contains a Section 4 - History Page 30
ARCHNES SEARCH REPORT - FINDINGS Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 separate sketch of surrounding cities and counties with the location of the proposed property noted. Naval Air Bases Rocket and Target Ranges Public Works number 2829 13 August 1945 Appendix ~ - 4 ~ ~ This map shows the location of the 12'~ Naval District's Rocket ranges along the western coast of the United States. It shows Petaluma to be under NAAS Santa Rosa with a distance of 23 nautical miles between them. It also denotes the target as "R9". Naval Air Bases 12'~ Naval District Former and Present Bombing Targets and Gunnery Ranges 25 April 195 1 Appendix ~ - 5 ~ ~ This map and accompanying legend show where the bombing targets and gunnery ranges of the 12" Naval District were located during WW I1 and through 195 1. The legend denotes Petaluma as having been used as a dive, glide, rocket and radar target and that it was renumbered from Target No. 9 to Target No. 5. Sacramento Sectional Aeronautical Chart 9 September 1952 Appendix ~ - 6 ~ ~ The aeronautical chart shows that by 9 September 1952 the rocket target at Petaluma is no longer listed as an aeronautical danger area. The Petaluma danger area appeared on aeronautical charts from Edition 11 (20 April 1944) through Edition 28 (March 1952). 4.4.2 Air Photo Interpretation Government and contractor personnel conducted an aerial photography database search, included in section 4.2). The aerial photography retrieved covered Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 during and following military use. The imagery acquired is in photographic print format. The analyst perfoimed the interpretation using the following source materials: - PHOTO DATE 1 1 October 1945 25 October 1945 12 December 1945 20 April 1946 4 October 1947 Section 4 -History Page 31 APPROX. SCALE 1: 11.000 1: 12,000 1: 11,000 1: 11,000 1 :26,000
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