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<-- 1944 1945 Aircraft Photo Gallery. Last updated 30 April, 2008 1946 -->
• May 30 -- Armitage Field is dedicated and is known as NOTS Inyokern, until June 1950.
• Opening of K-2 range used in rocket terminal-ballistics studies.
• Transfer of operations from California Institute of Technology to Station personnel.
• Opening of LB range for high-altitude bomb tests.
• Work on explosives begun at Salt Wells Pilot Plant.

F4U-1D Corsair, 11.75" Tiny Tim rocket, lanyard reel, Harvey Field, Inyokern, 05 Jan 1945

Official U.S. Navy photo

Construction of Dahlgren hangar (hangar #1), Armitage Field, NAF China Lake, 30 Jan 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo from Bob Puszcz.

F4U-1D Corsair NOTS-24, 11.75" Tiny Tim rocket firing, 06 February 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F4U-1D Corsair NOTS-24, HVAR rocket firing, 06 February 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F4U-1D Corsair NOTS-24, HVAR rocket firing, 06 February 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

PBJ-1H Mitchell, 11.75" Tiny Tim rocket, Harvey Field, Inyokern, 24 Feb 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

11.75" Tiny Tim rocket, Harvey Field, Inyokern, circa 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F6F-5 Hellcat, 11.75" Tiny Tim rocket boresight, Harvey Field, Inyokern, 15 Mar 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

R4D Skytrain NOTS-7, Harvey Field, 19 March 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

PBJ-1H Mitchell, BuNo unknown, 11.75" Tiny Tim rocket wing drop launcher, Harvey Field, 19 March 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Armitage Field, China Lake, the two USAAF B-29's parked on the ramp most likely belong to the Atomic Bomb Development Squadron, 04 Apr 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Armitage Field, China Lake, the three USAAF B-29's parked on the ramp most likely belong to the Atomic Bomb Development Squadron,, 04 Apr 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

PV-2 Harpoon, NOTS-4, officers & assorted rockets, 01 Apr 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

PBJ-1H, two side mounted 11.75" Tiny Tim rockets, Harvey Field, Inyokern, 28 Apr 1945

Official U.S. Navy photo.

BTD-1 Destroyer, rocket test, Area L, 28 May 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A supersonic ramjet test vehicle is launched from NOTS, Inyokern, June 1945.

Photo Applied Physics Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ./Navy via Bob Puszcz.

Armitage Field, NAF China Lake, 25 July 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

11.75" Tiny Tim rocket profile, China Lake, September 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

11.75" Tiny Tim tail section close-up, China Lake, September 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Seven HVAR's streak ahead of the 11.75" Tiny Tim as it drops nose down from an F4U Corsair over the Inyokern range, circa 1945.

Naval Aviation News photo.

F6F-5 Hellcat BuNo 94409, Tiny Tim rocket launch, 06 November 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

PV-2 Harpoon, #1423, test firing 11.75" Tin Tim rocket, 06 Nov 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F6F Hellcat, test firing 11.75" Tiny Tim rocket, 07 Nov 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F4U-1D Corsair firing HVAR's, 26 November 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F4U Corsair firing HVAR's, 26 November 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Big Richard, 14" forward firing aircft rocket, China Lake, 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

PB4Y-2B Privateer and BAT glide bomb hull #972, location unknown, 17 December 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

PB4Y-2B Privateer and BAT glide bomb, 17 December 1945.

Official U.S. Navy photo.