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Aerial view of Hillsboro Airport. 1953

Y-530407C-3. Aerials Hillsboro, Oregon airport. April 7, 1953. "Oregonian aerial photo ... shows Hillsboro's 285-acre $545,000 airport with its two 4050-foot paved runways and city in background. Air force engineers considered field 'most likely' of sites examined for fighter-interceptor base if squadron were moved from Portland, yeilding to port's protests." Caption published in Oregonian April 8, 1953

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Y-530407C-3. Aerials Hillsboro, Oregon airport. April 7, 1953. "Oregonian aerial photo ... shows Hillsboro's 285-acre $545,000 airport with its two 4050-foot paved runways and city in background. Air force engineers considered field 'most likely' of sites examined for fighter-interceptor base if squadron were moved from Portland, yeilding to port's protests." Caption published in Oregonian April 8, 1953