Photos of NAS Point Mugu (Naval Base Ventura County) Airport

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NTD, 1970's-1980's-Pacific Missile Test Center (estab. April, 1975 with consolidation of Pacific Missile Range/Naval Missile Center) History, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, 1960's-Naval Missile Center History. I first employed at NMC commencing Jan. 1966., photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, 1950's-Pacific Missile Range-Naval Missile Test Center History, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, 1940's-Naval Air Missile Test Center History-First Missile Launch from an Operational Submarine, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, 1940's-Pilotless Aircraft Unit & Naval Air Missile Test Center (estab. 1 October 1946) History, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Historic Aerospace Site-NAMTC Point Mugu, California.-Command History Storage Facility, AKA Missile Technology Museum. Open Most Thursdays 1000-1400, free admission. Just outside & right of Main Gate., photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-AUM-N-2/AQM-41 PETREL, obsolete-WWII Mk41 torpedo with wings, 22' length, 12' wingspan. Launched from PB4Y-2 PRIVATEER & other USN aircraft, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-AUM-N-2/AQM-41 PETREL, obsolete-WWII Mk41 torpedo with wings, 22' length, 12' wingspan. Launched from PB4Y-2 PRIVATEER & other USN aircraft, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-KUW-1/KGW/LTV-N-2 LOON surface to surface copy of German V-1 pulse jet 'buzz bomb' of WWII. 25' long, 19' wingspan, 1,540 lb warhead. 150 mile range. Program ended at Point Mugu 1949, used 'Operation Paperclip' German rocket scientists, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-AGM-84 HARPOON long range >60 miles, launched by aircraft, DDE/DDG ships & submarines, 570 lb warhead. 1972 1st flight-direct hit, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-AGM-78 STANDARD ARM (Anti-Radiation Missile), against RADARs or ships, 215 lb warhead, 35 mile range. 1983 use against Libya in Gulf of Sidra, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-AIM-54 PHOENIX, long range >120 miles, supersonic air to air over the horizon launch & leave, 1,000 lbs., for USN F-14A TOMCAT only, capable of 6 AIM-54 carry. 1st firing 1966 (pre-F-14), photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-AUM-N-2/AQM-41 PETREL, obsolete-WWII Mk41 torpedo with wings, 22' length, 12' wingspan. Launched from PB4Y-2 PRIVATEER & other USN aircraft, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-(tallest missile in the park) UGM-27 ballistic nuclear-tipped POLARIS very long range supersonic submerged-submarine launched, In 1962-four launches to impact area-Kwajalein Atoll, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-SSM-N-9/RGM-15/MQM-15 REGULUS II, US Navy 1st supersonic nuclear-capable, weight-21,000 lbs. GE Turbojet engine 10,000 lb thrust. $2.7 mil. cost each but multiple uses. Replaced by MACH 2 Missile., photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-SSM-N-8/RGM-6/BQM-6 REGULUS I, medium range shore, surface or submarine launched against hardened targets, Production ended 1958, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-AIM-9 SIDEWINDER, supersonic air to air, passive InfraRed heat-seeking target detector (will fly up a jet tailpipe), Invented 1948 at then Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake, Developmental flight tests at Point Mugu 1951, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
NTD, Missile Park-ASM-N-7/AGM-12 BULLPUP II, supersonic air to surface, range 3 miles, Pilot radio-link guidance, 2X the BULLPUP I warhead, TechEval 1956-1958, photo by Doug Robertson
Doug Robertson
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