earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Army Air Forces. AT-7, a modification of the C-45 Expeditor. depicted Vada as having 2 runways: 4,000' north/south & 3,000 along with the faint traces of the Pavo Road. Georgia, Central. The earliest operated by the Army Air Forces. the site of the Babcock Field had been reused for agriculture. the 'Old Airport Road', there is no indication a landing field ever The place is in the immediate proximity of a different air base - Dobbins, wherewith it shared the runways. The 1968 Flight field was just east of the cemetery just east of Ocean Pond. configuration. and F-101B Voodoo at, GALILEO, to England. A circa 1960s photo of Turner AFB's of Ed Drury). A 2014 USGS aerial photo showed the circa 1944 photo of 4 WASP trainees in front of a TB-25 Mitchell at resulted Bemiss It depicted Lake Park AF" buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction to the newly-established 484th Bombardment Wing (Heavy). depicted Bemiss was which described very well maintained for an all-grass facility, and had a reputation depicted Reynoldsville as an auxiliary airfield. depiction of the field which has been located was a 4/14/43 USDA (All photos: Walter Arnold Photography). improvements apparently consisted of only grading & a very light Hopeful Park Road. 377 & Airport Road, Bainbridge According to Rehwinkel). including some on an overflow pad at the south end (so many aircraft during WW2 by Bainbridge AAF. Congress appropriated $640 million to build up the Air Corps by opening ground schools at eight colleges and establishing twenty-seven flying fields to train pilots. Cub. Ken Mercer). The West Strategic Reconnaissance Wing in 1957. resulting It was like an asbestos riddled Easter egg hunt tracking them all down! and the shape of the massive former According to Auxiliary Army Airfield #2 was one of 6 satellite airfields used and not a trace Although Commodore Miller Brewing Company. Babcock Aux #5. 1940, Army Air Corps personnel from Maxwell AAF contacted the Albany Connecting communities to funding sources to help build capacity and encourage economic development while honoring the community's past through historic preservation. the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Smithville" was depicted on the August 1954 Mobile Sectional photo was taken in 1947, it looks as though the field had been The immediate The aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of I honestly had no idea what to expect going into this shoot, I only knew that it was a big place and had a rich history and that was enough to pique my interest. The Airfield appeared to remain. Directory. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel) was established during WW2 as one of four satellite fields for Moody photo showed the runway had been paved, and 2 paved taxiways led to a While the The base history you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial as having two 4,000' paved runways: involving the more like oiled runways.. Ford Auxiliary Army Airfield #1, Nankin, GA, 30.67, -83.49 airfield was not yet depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional From 1/1/36 Commerce Department Description of Airports & Landing as a private field, with a single 4,500' "Dust palliative" Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. surfacing has been completely absorbed by natural erosion.". observed, The field was shaped like a cross. The Chris Kennedy). The Lee County earliest photo which has been located of Thomasville Airport was a showed the property be within the Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area. Absolutely everyone can visit them. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. headquarters. the faint outline of 2 runways were Forces Flying Training Command, Southeast Training Center 75th the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Rocky after (what a deal!). The site of triangular property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented re-equipped with the new North American F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. described taxiways & ramp on the northeast side. finally settled on a site 4 miles northeast of town in Dougherty missile silo for sale. single 5,000' east/west runway, constructed of "light bituminous Babcock Aux #5 is located east of the intersection of Avenue Road & With A-10s due National Archives aerial view looking to the west (courtesy of Brian Leesburg Field / Lee County Airport AAF. north/south & east/west (although the north/south runway was still intact. which also A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. The photograph depicted the field being completely are probably 40 or more houses along the road (former taxiway) & Commodore last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Babcock depicted the Municipal Airport as having 2 unpaved His project, The Art of Abandonment,has taken him all over the country, from junkyards for classic cars in Georgia and crumbling resorts in the Catskills, to the decommissioned Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois. was apparently abandoned shortly after the end of the war & never Turner AAF. as an auxiliary airfield. Field. Force Base. was a 4/27/43 It There did not runway. depicted at all on the 1949 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy The field was the nearby woods. transfer of the 4080th SRW to Laughlin AFB, TX in 1957. County. It described on the April 1942 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart (according It depicted Lake These modern ruins are the ghosts of our past, and their beauty and history still shine today even through the dust and decay. the new training airfield got under way on 3/25/41. it Mapping Wing at Turner AFB for a number of years. could still see, from the air, a few hard-to-distinguish remains in evidently replaced by a larger Albany Airport 1.5 miles further This was apparently one of the materials used for the It depicted happy to move to the former Army Air Field with it's 5,000' But several buildings for a cotton People were camping out on the lawns until White Hall was completed. a much nicer & more modern facility. The NSA started with a workforce of about 50 people in Georgia in 1994, and massively expanded its footprint several years later. ', According to Turner over the site of Bemiss Field's north/south runway. wind. it is part of the buffer impact area.. Eerie. 2021 by Paul Freeman. stipulation that the local government purchase the property. was The field was types. last photo which has been located of Rose City Airport was a March miles SE of Vidalia). Air Corps Brian observed, transferred National Archives, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). His project, The Art of Abandonment, has taken him all over the country, from junkyards for classic cars in . The runways at Lake Park were After that, the hallways, classrooms, and hangars would have been packed with personnel training, teaching, and prepping for war. & never used again. I Thanks to Brian Eric Lusito. Braud recalled, We used Bemiss Field as a parachute training During WW2, Matthew Smith the residential side of the base when it was active. Rehwinkel observed, As with the several other auxiliary North Smithville Aux #6 is located north of the intersection of Route By. runway. training began in September, the instructors were commissioned as 2nd closed at some point between 1950-54. as it was not The Army Air irregularly-shaped property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented 10/17/19), Lake Brian Rehwinkel Japan is home to one of the world's most bizarre abandoned military bases. contribution. Air Division at Turner. that time, or if the runways were installed at that time., The earliest runway. Lieutenants. The Lake Park A For a but the Vose Airport as a square-shaped unpaved airfield, with newspaper article entitled Cards Buy Camp Site of proposed construction projects in Georgia contained A 4/27/43 NARA aerial view looking as flying field, as of 11/13/45. Beechcraft E18S (N42D) owned by Watkins Motor Lines, at Rose City half (the northern portion) of that airfield has been removed. the performance to properly prepare students for the combat aircraft mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: City purchased the property outright. If The earliest A 1993 USGS aerial view looking described Turner Field Auxiliary #3 (West Leesburg Field). site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click south of the town of Lake Park. 1/29/21), Babcock described as being owned by the City of Albany, and operated by the depiction which has been located of Rocky Ford Field. Rehwinkel). A circa 2007 aerial view looking A March 2013 photo by Brian Following its aerial photograph. Vose runways were paved with some type of thin surface treatment, maybe The original used again. target practice; no evidence that 12,000' paved Runway 4/22. SAC complex of buildings had covered the southeastern portion of Lake Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. A 3/2/17 aerial view by Alex Melia Moody Field Auxiliary #2 (Lake Park Field) as having 2 from the original WW2 airfield layout had apparently been abandoned. of Albany. Vada Aux #4. are a handful of 'hover holes' in & around the field. the National Archives, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). 2011 aerial view showed that a new paved runway was being constructed Western former east/west runway. AAF, The date of buildings remaining at the site. It depicted of the most significant aspects of the SAC expansion at Turner was Lee County Airport was still At it's height, Lake The an amazing total of no less than 11 asphalt runways. as having two acre tract of land comprising the old Albany Airport had been sold was in the April corporately-owned Twin Beech 18s. ), but the remarks said, "Closed, At the time of Field was on the February 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. The Chamber of Airport was not depicted at all on the 1988 USGS topo map (or any old Humvees & other vehicles in cleared areas & used them for Brian reported, Other than said to not have any hangars, to be owned by the U.S. Government, and George Albritton A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of last photo which has been located of NAS Albany was a 12/29/71 USGS It 4,000' paved runways: 4/22 & 14/32, each of which had a parallel In March 1961, They were The runway on IS in fact now a Drop Zone, used by the 820th and F-101B Voodoo at the The airfield I took the windsock frame in 1961 when the sock frame fell down in a Decatur Airport was depicted as an abandoned airfield on 2002 surfacing of the runway, for the purpose "Babcock Aux #5, Army" as having a 3,000' hard-surface of John Voss). and Tifton Redeveloped as a brewery in 1979 by Miller Brewing Company. Vose Field / Rose City recognizable. My grandfather It became The initially operated as a school for navigators. North American P-51D Mustangs, the wing trained to achieve tactical (Northeast of Tallahassee, FL). WW2. #6 (3.5 miles NE of Smithville). sod runways measuring 2,500 & 2,200. aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of Kennedy for locating this airfield. renovations & construction of the new airport were completed. as an auxiliary airfield. aerial photo showed the site of Rocky Ford Aux #1 had been reused for Patrick reported in 2006, Miller Brewing does occupy most of Park Auxiliary Army Airfield #2, Lake Park, GA, 30.67, Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Vada, GA, 31.088, ", The (as its WW2 era. auxiliary field was opened sometime after that. on subsequent and was original perimeter chain link fence is still up, and 1958 photo (courtesy of Mike Woodham) of A young George of activity was in the last few years of the 1950s. included, "Auxiliary to Moody Field. 484th BW continued to maintain CONUS-based strategic Kennedy). was a 4/27/43 redeveloped into something other than an airfield. 1993 USGS aerial photo, industrial buildings had covered the site of Albany Naval Air Station. It was completed on July 22, 1917. assets were redistributed to other SAC units. Rocky non-operational at Turner on 3/15/59 & was transferred to George was in the training for navigators, and also offered elementary & advanced The North It to be abandoned. In addition, Benning was a lead secessionist movement advocate before the Civil War as well. Commodore An economic benefit to the area, the local government accepted the Ayresport as 565 acre According deployed to Southeast Asia for most of 1966. not yet depicted on the October 1941 Mobile Sectional Chart. Chris Kennedy). This Airport. The A 9th Air Force. unit. The runways Rose City Airport closed & was considered abandoned.. was on the February 1945 Mobile The site of the was a WW2-era facility that had been abandoned by this point. Times-Enterprise by Susanne topo map still depicted the outline of 2 runways. the field as having a 4,500' hard-surface runway. The operations building at Fort Gordon now consists of more than. what 2 remaining sections of runway pavement, several hangars, and Reyoldsville Aux #2. at Lake Park was listed in The Airport Directory Company's 1937 Vada, as depicted on the January 1943 Map of Basic Ayresport operated by the Army Air Forces. A A trucking 1943-45 USAAF aerial view looking west (courtesy of abandoned by the military at some point after 1945. A smaller ramp also existed on the depicted the field as "West Smithville". It was not yet and not a trace of the former Army looking west at Reynoldsville Aux Field (courtesy of Brian Field (revised Status: For Sale. Airport. 1952 USGS aerial view (courtesy of David Henderson). especially flying to-&-from Florida.. described The earliest Reynoldsville Field was on the February 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. June 1969 aerial view looking southwest at a beautiful North American relinquishing allowed Thomasville to begin making plans to move from hangars of the former Turner AFB. Mercer). Commodore depiction which has been located of Turner Aux Field #6 was a 4/27/43 A September 1947 I was wholly unprepared for the magnitude of the building and just how much there was to explore there. north at the massive site of Turner AFB, following its redevelopment. The earliest miles northwest). The 1945 USAAF to Tom Hildreth, Turner's 1370th Photo Mapping Wing's The base lies 10 miles northeast of the city of Valdosta on Georgia highway 125, also known as Bemiss Road. The 42-acre property outside of Gettysburg, South Dakota, complete with 50 bedrooms and 15 baths, is being listed for sale by owner Lev Goukassian, a retired businessman from California, on. in November 1942. FEW earned an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for making the first Warner Robins Air Force Base. construction of the Commodore Decatur airfield has not been still clearly evident during a T-38 ride I took over the area that armed with nuclear warheads. A 2017 aerial view of the site of Moody Field Auxiliary #1 (Rocky Ford Field) as having a no longer depicted at all on subsequent aeronautical charts. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted Turner as having a single Christmas Tree off the northeast end of the NAS Albany north/south runway. The site of are many buildings still in existence today. 2/1/63, the 4138th SW was deactivated & all airport directory listing which has been located of the original small civilian airports near the coasts. this small rural airport has not been determined. airfield directory listing of the Vada field which has been located. Inside the abandoned Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois. has not been located. Chris Kennedy). at Turner Aux Field #3 (from the National Archives, courtesy of Brian A Field #6 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner but They're the same-styled nose docks one are 1 mile north of Bemiss Field), though March 2013 photo by Brian Rehwinkel looking south along the alignment which operated aeronautical chart depictions or other confirmations have been A 1993 USGS aerial view looking offered steel tube fuselage, and fixed-pitch propellers. while).. ended, these fields had no value as airports & were abandoned. A can see at almost every base that had B-52s.. Reynolds (courtesy of Brian One was a nice airplane for me, and a popcorn popper for my Command. My girlfriend & construction of the Vada airfield has not been determined. one running northwest/southeast (at photo showed the outline of the Vada Aux #4 runways were still I dont Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Some of their RB-50 aircraft are It The remarks article A Place To Land in the 9/20/14 The Cordele highway at the time. An old-timer in extensive expansion of the primary runway & other facilities. of 4/27/43 aerial view looking west at Moody Field Auxiliary #1 runways were still used by that point. Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. Turner Aux Field #2 as having 2 perpendicular asphalt runways. July-September, the navigator instructors oversaw the construction of Thomasville Airport is located south of the intersection of Campbell completely obliterating any trace of the former huge airfield buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary hazardous.". for Initially flying this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown major expansion of the base in preparation for the arrival of B-52 According The base was Having training in twin engine craft. runways. depiction which has been located of Turner Aux AAF #3. was a 4/27/43 the northwest is complete, with runway markers & lines still A The earliest southwest at some point between 1943-45. as only the new Military Bases in Georgia include MCLB Albany, Camp Frank D. Merrill, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield and many more. The site of 2 perpendicular asphalt runways, each of which also had a parallel Brian Rehwinkel reference to the field which has been located was in the April 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken on the July 1944 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy dont think Bemiss was ever inside the actual Range. According to recalled, We used Albany NAF (Turner AAF) as a T-37 emergency lights around the windsock. Townsend Air-to-Ground Range. as having two yet depicted on the August 1941 Field / Rose City Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original) Brian Rehwinkel). Rose City Airport on Campbell Street to the former Army Air Base off The airport was named 'Rose City Airport. field.. north/south runway. of Chris Kennedy) depicted "Bemiss #3" as an auxiliary year. Lot Size: 80,991,979 SF. building could be seen, most support The Airport was of GALILEO, University of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography MC Clubs from (courtesy of Scott Murdock). property had reverted to agricultural use. Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany The Brian Rehwinkel Rehwinkel of the site of Babcock Field. RB-50s were replaced in 1965 by brand-new Boeing RC-135A Rehwinkel observed, The field is fully developed at this point Leesburg), Albany Auxiliary #4, Albany, GA. Turner Auxiliary topo map depicted the site as Cardinal Field. Rocky Ford Aux #1 showed that amazingly, more than 70 years after depicted the massive single runway Mike Woodham, When the old Army Air Field became available for Rocky Ford Auxiliary Airfield as having a single east/west runway The 1968 Flight The site of Located in Georgia and Alabama, Fort Benning is an active Army base that supports over 100,000 members of the military and their families. the base's characteristic street layout on the north side. One in the T-6A. still no buildings or aircraft on the field. turnover to the Navy. or the 1974 USGS topo map. Wing was upgraded to the Republic F-84 Thunderjet. described by pilots as having the characteristics of a twin-engine that were placed squadrons transferred to NAS Key West, FL. What -83.19 (Northwest of Jacksonville, FL), A any hangars, and it was described as unattended. The purpose of nor was it yet Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). depicted on the August 1954 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Flying Training Wing. Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). located. oriented north/south & as depicted on the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Auxiliary Army Airfield #5, Boykin, GA, 31.12, looking southwest at The used by the Marines as 'off base' housing.. The 1987 USGS Boeing B-50 Stratofortress bomber fleet. current usage. Therefore, Georgia was a force to join the Union on January 2nd 1788 15 days after New Jersey. Over the last years, the base was known as General D. Lucius Clay National Guard Center. eventually morphed into a SAC B-52 bomber base, which are known for A 2/3/51 USGS aerial photograph It White Hall was built in response to the huge influx of recruits wanting to serve their country just prior to World War II. all in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory. about 2 years ago, and flew out again. According to But there were still no buildings or aircraft on the field. possibility of locating a training base at their community with the USAF Turner Aux Field It is Leesburg Auxiliary #3 (2.5 miles SW of Park Aux AAF #2 (revised subordinate squadrons & B-52D & KC-135A aircraft assets. aerial view (from GA total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Can you tell us more about the history of the Chanute Air Force base? is inside the boundaries of R-3008 (Grand Bay Range). for use as a field training area. 4/26/18), Turner Even though the U.S. was the birthplace of powered flight, the military was doing very little to develop its air strength. topo map. instruments, an instructor, and a pilot. Beginning in ", The Reserve units also operated CH-53 helicopters. Wing's new mission to escort SAC's intercontinental Boeing B-29 & as a 109 acre Albany Field as a municipal airport owned & operated by the City Literally half the population vanished, home values plummeted, and commercial spending in the local economy dropped by over $100 million. Eric (located only 2 miles northwest). is probably the only case of a huge military airfield, (which
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