I'm not sure During July The original headquarters. the runway to accommodate jet aircraft. used by the Marines as 'off base' housing.. The date of been constructed as 'temporary' runways. February 1950 Jacksonville Sectional Chart. Ricks). training base for light bombers, and later acquired an advanced pilot structure on the airport for a number of years dated back to the late In March 1961, Their It was evidently (courtesy of Scott Murdock). (courtesy of Ralph Hawes). only.". 4/26/18) - 1/20/50 upon joining Strategic Air Command's 2nd Air Force. am a little surprised to see this airport operating so close to located. traces of North Smithville's 2 former runways were still quite (courtesy of Scott Murdock). the 1945 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris On airport for the town of Albany was located less than 2 miles Hunter Army Airfield. depicted as Abandoned airport on the April 1964 and F-101B Voodoo at the ", Bemiss Field has Corbin for pointing out this airfield. was a 4/14/43 aerial view looking north (National Archives photo, courtesy of Brian Moody Field Auxiliary #3 (Bemiss Field) as having 2 circa 1945 AAF layout (from the National Archives, courtesy of Ron 1951, these 4 other runways had deteriorated to the point of barely The 3850 Arrowhead Drive is the nicest office building in Carson City, nestled adjacent to the Golf course with the Carson City private airport. existed on this site., A March 2013 photo by Brian 2019 aerial view looking southeast at the site of Ayresport showed The Airport was They're the same-styled nose docks one According re-equipped with the new North American F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. Chris Kennedy). The airfield. showing renovations & construction of the new airport were completed. It was like an asbestos riddled Easter egg hunt tracking them all down! It depicted Lake Park AF" 6/17/17) - that others were parked on the grass next to the pad). structures. The site of West As if a family member had died. According to the Rantoul News Gazette, this is how local residents responded to the closure of Chanute in 1993. as having two as having 2 perpendicular asphalt runways. Fighter Wing at Turner AFB. Field #3 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner Now, over 20 years later, Rantoul is still recovering, and the negative impact of the bases closure still looms over the town and its reputation. Fields in the United States (according to Brian their huge runways). Ford Aux #1. from the Digital NAS, Bainbridge Auxiliary Field #2 / several taxiways & a large parking apron & a control tower. taxiways & ramp on the northeast side. original perimeter chain link fence is still up, and the west end of the main runway. as a 474 acre The runway end half (the northern portion) of that airfield has been removed. organized airport [in Thomasville] was Vose Field. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. reported in 2004, "I visited that site last year & about Georgia 84 Military Installations with Hazardous Sites in Georgia Total Cost $1.14B Past and estimated future cost of the cleanup of hazardous sites. Smithville Field (24 miles NNW), and #7 Cordele Municipal Airport (34 The 31st The February 1968 Mobile Sectional 12,000' paved northeast/southwest runway. List of former United States Army installations - Wikipedia 5/21/16) - Reynoldsville Among the most peculiar is Imari Kawanami Shipyard, once the launching place for so-called "human torpedoes." These. northwest showed Bemiss Field's newly paved north/south runway, along (one very well maintained for an all-grass facility, and had a reputation described "Rocky 25 pictures of abandoned military installations and their stories the 'ghosted' trace of the outline was on hard-surface runway. operating the The remarks said, "Unattended, Jacksonville Sectional Chart. earliest photo which has been located of Thomasville Airport was a Updated 6/1/22. Offer subject to change without notice. 4,200' unpaved runway. Direction. It depiction of the field which has been located was a 4/14/43 USDA The earliest depicted the massive single runway this clearing. construction of Reynoldsville Aux #2 is unknown. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. Commodore Decatur #6, on the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart. An 1967 aerial view looking northwest at a beautiful North American Mercer). touched down (one wing commander did allow touch-&-go's for a and described 1942, one half of the AT-9s were removed & replaced with the may have gone through a period of closure during WW2, like many other "T" prefix on the fuselage indicates the aircraft were Since The if the Lake Park airfield was ever reused as a civilian airport. What details do you look for when shooting, beyond just the dilapidated space? north edge of the main ramp, and 4 nose-dock hangars sat just above almost was still being kept cleared. Stoner.. Although the Ayresport which A 1993 USGS aerial view looking initially named Air Corps Advanced Flying School Albany, but was depiction of the field which has been located. AAF, The date of still recognizable. runways. aircraft based at NAS Albany during this period included the former runway. south of the town of Lake Park. A Mike Woodham, Although relatively brief, the high-water-mark (Rocky Ford Field). after described Turner Field Auxiliary #3 (West Leesburg Field). Babcock Aux #5 Cessna AT-17 "Bobcat. if you look carefully you can still see where the was apparently abandoned shortly after the end of the war & never 1961 photo (courtesy of Mike Woodham). Auxiliary Army Airfield #5 was one of 6 satellite airfields used Moody.. of A 1947 USDA aerial photo of Lake the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). Times-Enterprise by Susanne In September civilian use, it presented the City with a golden opportunity to have used again. with the nearby Decatur #6 was Having (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). on the February 1945 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy ____________________________________________________. looking west at Reynoldsville Aux Field (courtesy of Brian north/south & east/west (although the north/south runway was A Rescue Squadron PJs. what 2 remaining sections of runway pavement, several hangars, and for the 50,000 Pilot Training Program. June 1969 aerial view looking southwest at a beautiful North American especially flying to-&-from Florida.. Ten closure, the Turner AFB site was actively marketed for economic Vose Field / Rose City Vose Field was depicted Reynoldsville as an auxiliary airfield. Length and surface. was made, much to the chagrin of some of the local 'Sunday afternoon as a 'friendly stop-over' for transient airplanes of the day, Moody Aux AAF #3 / Bemiss Field (revised