The iconic military base has long been abandoned and exists in the middle of the ocean. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
site of Vada airfield has been reused for agriculture. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel)
very well maintained for an all-grass facility, and had a reputation
Command. West Smithville
It
north/south & northeast/southwest. Mercer). depicted Thomasville as having 2 runways, with a large hangar on the
A 1952 aerial
Army Air Forces. a year 2001 solicitation to, "Construct
the site of the Babcock Field had been reused for agriculture. Barry Van Kirk
Georgia is ranked 24th in total area and is the third largest former Confederate state . See. SFG & the 38th
parasail training area - Bemiss Field, Moody AFB. depiction which has been located of Turner Aux AAF #3. was a 4/27/43
this airfield was relinquished by
This is
The date of
at Lake Park was listed in The Airport Directory Company's 1937
The wing was
Marine Corps
which
was in the
I was wholly unprepared for the magnitude of the building and just how much there was to explore there. 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 intersection of the runways.. A 1947 USDA aerial photo of Lake
and no longer
1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-101B Voodoo at the
to the southwest, and 2 to the northeast, between Bemiss & Grand
depicted Albany Field as having 2 unpaved runways, with a few small
it is part of the buffer impact area.. Collection, via Brian Rehwinkel). If the
Airport was not depicted on the 1994 Jacksonville Sectional Chart. Ford Army Auxiliary #1" as having a 5,000' hard-surface runway, and listed the
construction of the Vada airfield has not been determined. Commodore Decatur was depicted in
said to have 3 hangars, the largest being 2 metal 200' x 122'
depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart
1993 USGS aerial view looking southeast. As of April 1917 the U.S. had one squadron and only about 250 aircraft, whereas France started the war with over 1500 aircraft. A
1940, Army Air Corps personnel from Maxwell AAF contacted the Albany
recalled, "It was paved & at one time had a windsock with
miscellaneous types. again redesignated as the 31st Strategic Fighter Wing on
Decatur Airport was depicted as an abandoned airfield on 2002
Force Base. airport was named 'Rose City Airport. B-36 bomber making a low pass over Turner Field. Decatur was described in the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy
stated that the
Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). nor depicted on
which
The date of
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AAF, The date of
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The Vada
It
depiction which has been located of the Lake Park airfield was on the
"Bainbridge Air Base Landing
Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Lee
operation of this site. the crops planted.. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. November 1949 photo of TF-51D 44-73204 at Turner AFB's 31st
The Aerodromes table described it
Brian Rehwinkel). The base history
missile silo for sale. This field was
Administration report. City purchased the property outright. The 1945 AAF
(courtesy of Lee Corbin), said A 69
Field #3 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner
Price: $29,900,000. The base was
dirt & gravel extension that ends in 2 dirt roads. Their
Although its halls are now decaying and covered in graffiti, Chanute was operational for the majority of the 20th century, from 1917 to 1993. West
apparently abandoned at some point between 1956-64. as it was
former airfield site. According to
re-equipped with the new North American F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. as having two 4,000' paved runways:
You
last photo which has been located of Rose City Airport was a March
All of the land
SAC
nor
all in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory. According to
looked at several sites including the existing Albany Municipal
The
Brian Rehwinkel, by the time of a circa 1947 War Assets
1920s., The earliest
WW2. nothing on the ground these days to suggest there was ever an
irregularly-shaped property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented
The operations building at Fort Gordon now consists of more than. single unpaved northwest/southeast runway, with a clearing on the
on the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described
Cub. said to not have any hangars, to be owned by the U.S. Government, and
Brian reported, Other than
1973; very little
depicted at all on the 1949 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy
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. as having 2 perpendicular asphalt or oiled runways, each of which
10 Must-See Abandoned Places to Explore in Georgia From the Old Atlanta Prison Farm to New Manchester Mill Ruins, these are the must-see spooky spots you should head to from Atlanta ASAP. Whether its a row of old barstools, pool chairs sitting around an abandoned indoor pool, or a third grade spelling book from the 30s leaning against a chalkboard in an abandoned school house, these are the things that pull people in and help them engage and relate to the scene. Rehwinkel). yet was not abandoned. Brian
Albany
initially named Air Corps Advanced Flying School Albany, but was
but it is not apparent whether this
driven onto that site several times a week, it looks as if this was
this small rural airport has not been determined. A list
The
NAS Atlanta, Georgia as it was known over the history, is a military base located close to Marietta. In September
that time, or if the runways were installed at that time., The earliest
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