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Line 1: {{short description\|Municipal airport near Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, CA, USA}} {{Infobox airport \| name = Hawthorne Municipal Airport Line 32: == History == The name "Jack Northrop Field" comes from the [[Northrop Aircraft Corporation]], founded by [[Jack Northrop]], which for years designed, built and flew many classic airplanes including [[Northrop YB-35\|YB-35 flying wing]], the [[Northrop P-61 Black Widow\|P-61 Black Widow]] and [[Northrop F-89 Scorpion\|F-89 Scorpion]] night fighters, the [[Northrop F-5\|F-5 Freedom Fighter]], and the [[Northrop T-38 Talon\|T-38 Talon]] jet trainer.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hawthorne Municipal Airport's roots lie in the early days of the aerospace industry {{!}} South Bay History \|url=http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2016/05/07/hawthorne-municipal-airports-roots-lie-in-the-early-days-of-the-aerospace-industry/ \|access-date=2021-01-08 \|website=blogs.dailybreeze.com}}</ref> During [[World War II]], the airfield was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Air Materiel Command\|Air Technical Service Command]] as an aircraft modification center and [[Air Transport Command]] to ferry new aircraft to operational units. Line 46: <!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. --> {{Airport destination list \| 3rdcoltitle = Refs \| 3rdcolunsortable=yes \| {{nowrap\|[[Advanced Air]]}} \| ~~'''Charter:'''~~ [[Del Norte County Airport\|Crescent City]],~~<ref>{{cite web \|title=Advanced Air Schedules Crescent City March 2024 Launch \|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240115-anmar24cec \|website=Aeroroutes \|access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>~~ [[Merced Regional Airport\|Merced]]<br />'''Seasonal ~~charter~~:''' [[Mammoth Yosemite Airport\|Mammoth Lakes]] \| <ref name="Advanced Air">{{Cite web \|date=~~January~~March 8, 2024 \|title=Route Map \|url=https://advancedairlines.com/route-map/ \|access-date=~~January~~April 1318, 2024 \|website=[[Advanced Air]]}}</ref> }} ==Ground Transportation== The [[Crenshaw station]] is walking distance from the airport. Several Metro bus lines also run along Crenshaw Boulevard. == See also ==