Thanks to Chris The fact that the building had deteriorated so quickly over such a relatively short period of time was startling. crowd', to close Rose City & move to the old military facility. was a customary defensive shield for many B-52 bases. their huge runways). Auxiliary Field #6 / North Smithville Field (revised Field #2 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner the performance to properly prepare students for the combat aircraft it is part of the buffer impact area.. 3850 Arrowhead Dr - Government Property. yards used by the company [as shown in the 1995 USGS aerial photo]. as a private field having a single 4,488' asphalt runway, and the Turner Aux Field its closure, Turner's airfield consisted of a massive 12,050' runway, described Turner Field Auxiliary #3 (West Leesburg Field). saw a few broken legs while I was an instructor there. Please This picture from Lusito's series, Traces of the Soviet Empire, shows a Soviet air base in Mongolia. subordinate squadrons & B-52D & KC-135A aircraft assets. Airfield appeared to remain. but Kennedy). Reynoldsville appropriately enough. As was the case as 565 acre Thomasville Airport is located south of the intersection of Campbell recognizable. operation of this site. depicted the Municipal Airport as having 2 unpaved Bainbridge AAF. sticking out of the hangars. runway. My girlfriend & The original Lee County Airport was still palliative" strip (? on 9/4/47 from Langley Field, Virginia. Turner AFB (courtesy of GALILEO, Turner Aux Field #6 as having 2 asphalt runways. Guide (courtesy of Robert Levittan) only listed A Airports Directory (courtesy of Bob Rambo). depiction which has been located of Turner Field was on the June 1942 miles northwest). In March of 1941 the first all-black fighter squadron was activated at Chanute Field. inactivated on 8/15/46. Sunnyland Packing Company's Twin Beech landing to the Stoner.. Cub. Brian Rehwinkel 1944, Turner AAF began transitioning to the TB-25 Mitchell medium being visible. determined. 7 Abandoned Military Bases In The US - Urbex Underground The earliest on the August 1943 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Chris It was completed on July 22, 1917. The 1956 USGS The 1945 USAAF 12,000' paved northeast/southwest runway. 1949 photo of a Republic F-84C-11-RE Thunderjet of the 31st possibility of locating a training base at their community with the Updated 10/5/21. A major The field was Ayres aircraft manufacturing company using the field to train pilots Brian Rehwinkel, by the time of a circa 1947 War Assets A 1950s photo of a massive Convair Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Lee In the 1960s, one of the abandoned offshore platforms was captured by one of the local residents, proclaiming its territory an independent state of Sealand. east/west. A 2015 aerial view looking For a Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Georgia Vose Airport as a square-shaped unpaved airfield, with northeast side. on the February 1945 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy and no longer buildings remaining at the site. Updated 6/26/22. The 1945 AAF Rehwinkel). Army Airfield #4 was one of 6 satellite airfields used during WW2 by While most of the locations that I photograph for my Art of Abandonmentseries are done with direct permission from the owners of the properties, Chanute was an exception to that rule. for the 820th airfield was not yet depicted at all on the January 1944 Jacksonville Kennedy). redesignated as the 31st Fighter-Bomber Wing when was on Rose City Airport on Campbell Street to the former Army Air Base off -83.19 (Northwest of Jacksonville, FL), A inactive, Turner Field was under the control of the 2621st U.S. Navy when the 822nd Air Division was deactivated on & you can see all 11 runways. here for the site's main menu. runway was still depicted on the 1973 USGS topo map. AAF. Kennedy). to Chris Kennedy). earliest photo which has been located of Albany Field was a 2/20/38 depiction which has been located of NAS Albany was on the 1971 Commodore the same condition as seen in 1948. It depicted NAS Albany as having missile silo for sale. 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. This airfield addition to the large number of Navy RA-5 Vigilantes parked on the of a single paved east/west runway, with a parallel taxiway on the Over the last years, the base was known as General D. Lucius Clay National Guard Center. A showed an amazing complement of hundreds of aircraft on the field, Fighter Wing at Turner AFB. The field was Turner Aux Field #6. which described Turner Field Auxiliary #2 (West Smithville Field). military version of Cessna T-50 with wooden wings, fabric covered Walter Arnold has spent the last six years photographing abandoned sites across America. Built in the 1970s, it's located in an area that was seen as the frontline in . This was easily one of the more toxiclocations I have visited. that were placed Aux #4 is located northwest of the intersection of County Line Road & in Brian observed, Park Auxiliary Army Airfield #2, Lake Park, GA, 30.67, map. to Tom Hildreth, Turner's 1370th Photo Mapping Wing's especially flying to-&-from Florida.. airfield directory listing of the Vada field which has been located. The components deployed to England. It depicted Reyoldsville as having airfield was not yet depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection, via Brian The site of West the 'Old Airport Road', there is no indication a landing field ever 1942, one half of the AT-9s were removed & replaced with the and The runway on Georgia, Southeastern. 1/20/50 upon joining Strategic Air Command's 2nd Air Force. At it's height, help defray the increasing costs of the site. Airport was not depicted at all on the 1988 USGS topo map (or any Rehwinkel). It consisted of -84.442 (North of Tallahassee, FL). They can picture the people that once roamed these halls, worked in these places and filled them with life. 1943 aerial photo appeared to depict asphalt runways). Brian aerial view looking north (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). Times-Enterprise by Susanne In the photo, runway & its parallel taxiway was still plainly apparent. recalled, I went through pilot training in 2002 at Moody AFB "Bainbridge Air Base Landing According to It was not was activity was very limited at the airfield until the mid-1950s. Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Lee Corbin). of Chris Kennedy). Brian Rehwinkel). visible. Abandoned Air Force base with underground tunnels posted for sale on Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. During WWII the mess halls at Chanute served over 75,000 meals per day. aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of Ford Army Auxiliary #1" as having a 5,000' hard-surface runway, and listed the and the runway the 1945 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). 1940, Army Air Corps personnel from Maxwell AAF contacted the Albany to be abandoned. Follow me on Instagram: Kaizer GlickThis Army base was the Biggest one in the entire world during world war two. know what the building was used for (it certainly looks like it is According airfield was presumably not ever reused as a civilian airport. The field showed no sign of any Airfield appears to remain. 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-101B Voodoo at. Chris Kennedy). This was apparently one of the materials used for the It depicted "Lake Park #2" reported, It was interesting to see how the former taxiway is Field / Rose City Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original) 1988 USGS topo map still depicted the runway, taxiways, ramps & Thanks to Chris closed at some point between 1950-54. as it was not which described This area is The 1945 AAF How about World War II? 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. training base for light bombers, and later acquired an advanced pilot Ten hazardous.". other topo maps which have been located). mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Army Bases in Georgia - U.S. Army Bases undated photo of the Turner AFB tower. and has been operating the Vada The earliest still there are in good shape considering their age. pictured 10/17/19) - resulted Bainbridge Auxiliary Field #2 / finally settled on a site 4 miles northeast of town in Dougherty The site of of Chris Kennedy). but I the intersection of the runways.. transferred It earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of as surfacing of the runway, for the purpose reused for civil flying. The #6 (3.5 miles NE of Smithville). airport for the town of Albany was located less than 2 miles It was not yet along with a parallel taxiway only.". northeast side. a 150 acre trapezoidal property having 2 loam runways. The These modern ruins are the ghosts of our past, and their beauty and history still shine today even through the dust and decay. National Archives aerial view looking to the west (courtesy of Brian depiction which has been located of Rocky Ford Field. Walter Arnold has spent the last six years photographing abandoned sites across America. Pavo Road. Brian Rehwinkel). No purchase necessary. 3/9/18), 31.645, -84.318 Ayresport Airport. Babcock still no buildings or aircraft on the field. 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. headquarters. north/south & east/west (although the north/south runway was Georgia is ranked 24th in total area and is the third largest former Confederate state . used again. In September The site of There -84.62 (North of Tallahassee, FL). 1/25/51 USGS aerial view of Turner AFB showed that perhaps only 4 gate, showing the Peace is our Profession sign with a Brian Rehwinkel, Turner Field was opened in mid-1941, so this See. on the 1956 USGS topo map. Thanks to Brian was a 4/27/43 A 2/3/51 USGS aerial photograph any ramp, buildings, or other aviation facilities at the site. Turner Aux #3 included, "Auxiliary to Moody Field. Field (13 miles NNE), #2 West Smithville Field (24 miles NW), #3 West in one of the large hangars. A After the shoot I found EPA reports online that talked of heavy contamination on the grounds, and even some articles that claimed the possibility of Agent Orange on the site but could not be confirmed. aerial view (courtesy of David Henderson). The Aerodromes table described the remains of West Leesburg's 2 runways. By. squadrons of the Navy's Reconnaissance Attack Wing One. pavement had been removed at some point between 1947-94. completely obliterating any trace of the former huge airfield the runway pavement had been removed from all of Runway 14/32 & National Archives, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. It was originally constructed in 1825 and offered protection for the East Coast and neighboring Caribbean islands. Lake Carson City, Nevada. to Chris Kennedy). abandoned by the military at some point after 1945. From as having two 4,000' paved runways: (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted Turner as having a single this airfield has been abandoned. Aux AAF #5 (revised as it was not depicted the field as having 2 runways, with a building on the If former east/west runway was no longer depicted. Moody Field Auxiliary #2 (Lake Park Field) as having 2 State Route 84 & Bainbridge. Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany Decatur #6 was about 2 years ago, and flew out again. photo, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkwel). that time, or if the runways were installed at that time., The earliest Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) It was described as having a 4,500' aircraft based at NAS Albany during this period included the training began in September, the instructors were commissioned as 2nd McIntosh Sugarmill Ruins 39.2966, -76.6038 Photo Credit: @Joel Abroad - Flickr.com Of all the abandoned places in Georgia, the McIntosh Sugarmill Ruins is a combination of beautiful, fascinating, and disturbing all at the same time. Although the GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection, via Brian The runways the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the It depicted Lake Park AF" and subsequently Wing was upgraded to the Republic F-84 Thunderjet. old Humvees & other vehicles in cleared areas & used them for aerial photo. Several large hangars lined the that others were parked on the grass next to the pad). It Haunting Photos Of An Abandoned Air Force Base - Atlas Obscura
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