▁det achment ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁experimental ▁work ▁in ▁ro cket ▁firing ▁and ▁achieved ▁such ▁success ▁that ▁they ▁remained ▁through ▁most ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Other ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁test ▁fl ights ▁included ▁the ▁North rop ▁J B - 1 ▁Bat . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁a ▁rep lica ▁of ▁a ▁Japanese ▁cru iser , ▁nick named ▁" M uro c ▁Mar u ", ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁Rog ers ▁D ry ▁Lake ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁bomb ing ▁training ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Post war ▁era ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Four th ▁Air ▁Force ▁rel in qu ished ▁command ▁of ▁M uro c ▁Army ▁Air field ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁juris diction ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Air ▁Techn ical ▁Service ▁Command , ▁becoming ▁Air ▁M ater iel ▁Command ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Test ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Lock he ed ▁P - 8 0 ▁Sho oting ▁Star ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁Cons olid ated ▁V ul te e ▁XP - 8 1 ▁single ▁seat , ▁long ▁range ▁esc ort ▁f ighter ▁and ▁Republic ▁XP - 8 4 ▁Th under jet ▁f ighter ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁for ▁flight ▁testing . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁obvious ▁even ▁at ▁this ▁emb ry onic ▁stage