Naval Base Ventura County

34.116666666667 - 119.11666666667Koordinaten: 34 ° 7 '0 "N, 119 ° 7' 0 " W

Point Mugu is the name of a rocket launch site and airfield of the U.S. Navy. Point Mugu is located on the west coast of the United States in California near Oxnard, about 80 km west-north - west of Los Angeles. The base together with a neighboring unit Pioneer Naval Base Ventura County.

From Point Mugu military rockets and sounding rockets have been launched since 1958, numerous prototypes. Here AWACS aircraft are also stationed Type E -2 Hawkeye and QF -4 drones.

On 18 May 2011, a Boeing 707 crashed at 17:25 local time clock at the start from the end of the runway. The three crew members managed to escape with minor injuries from the plane. The plane with 70 tonnes of fuel burned out completely.