Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Oxnard Air Force Base (1940-1945, 1951-1970) is a former United States Air Force base, located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Camarillo, California. A fighter training airfield during World War II, it was part of Air Defense Command during the Cold War as a fighter-interceptor base.Oxnard Airport was opened in 1934 by the County of Ventura and consisted of a 3,500 foot dirt runway. The first fixed base operator on the field was Joe Plosser. He owned only two aircraft, but had no houseing for them. During the thirties Howard Hughes erected a tent on the airport to shelter his H-1 racer, which he tested from the Oxnard Airport.