More on El Toro

The Times Orange County Web site has a special collection of stories, photos, links and interactive features related to El Toro, including one electronic bulletin board for sharing personal memories and, separately, another for voicing opinions about its future as a possible international airport. Navigate your Web browser to

https://www.timesoc.com/eltoro

About This Section

STAFF

Editor: Rene Lynch

Designer: Kirk Christ

Art Director: Tia Lai

Photo Editors: Don Tormey, Mary Cooney

Layout: Mike Kirkendall, Mark Yemma

Writers: Janet Wilson, Michael Luo, Jerry Hicks, Brady MacDonald, Jean Pasco, Matthew Ebnet

Graphics Reporter: Brady MacDonald

Artists: David Puckett, Raoul Ranoa, Paul Duginski

Photographers: Don Bartletti, Rick Loomis

Researchers: Times librarians Lois Hooker, Sheila Kern

Copy Editors: Dave Barton, Tracy Boucher, Kathie Bozanich, Christina Dalton, Minh Dang, Kymberly Dryer, Mike Grundmann, John Kissell, Mark Ludwig, Laura Nott, Marc Olson, Linda Whitmore

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS

Many individuals shared their recollections, personal photographs and other information with The Times for use in this section. Their assistance was invaluable.

Among them: county historian Jim Sleeper; Lt. Adrienne Dewey, Sgt. Shannon Olsen and Cpl. Timothy Risley of El Toro; Eugene Holmberg, board member of the El Toro Historical Foundation; Jerry Dethier, head docent at the El Toro base museum.