{"id":9426,"date":"2007-04-22T17:34:27","date_gmt":"2007-04-22T17:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2017\/11\/09\/tustin-visiting-1509\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:36","slug":"tustin-visiting-1509","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2007\/04\/22\/tustin-visiting-1509\/","title":{"rendered":"Tustin &#8211; Visiting (1509)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Huell Howser returns to Tustin, CA to the now closed MCAS base to revisit the historical blimp hangars. Huell returns to get an update about the many changes that have taken place since his previous visits. Huell&#8217;s previous visits to the hangars can be found by clicking on the links below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldblogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2017\/11\/08\/mcas-tustin-visiting-722\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MCAS Tustin &#8211; Visiting (722)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oldblogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2017\/11\/08\/tustin-and-el-toro-visiting-727\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tustin and El Toro &#8211; Visiting (727)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oldblogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/1995\/02\/10\/hut-hangers-californias-gold-602\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huts &amp; Hangars &#8211; California&#8217;s Gold (602)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Note: This episode was released across Public Broadcasting Service&#8217;s (PBS) affiliated stations in California, but not necessarily on the same day for each station. 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