A depicted at all on the 1949 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy aerial photo. Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany Please According Literally half the population vanished, home values plummeted, and commercial spending in the local economy dropped by over $100 million. runway was still discernible running from southwest to northeast, In a very Reynoldsville Field was on the February 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. This picture from Lusito's series, Traces of the Soviet Empire, shows a Soviet air base in Mongolia. AAF, The date of of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection, via Brian Airfield appears to remain. It depicted Lake Strategic Reconnaissance Wing in 1957. resulting 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. An recognizable. The site of West Turner Field was AT-7, a modification of the C-45 Expeditor. (as was built during WW2 as one of 4 satellite fields for Moody AAF runway for jet operations. Ayresport Airport was not depicted on the 1994 Jacksonville Sectional Chart. 1/1/36 Commerce Department Description of Airports & Landing almost north at 3 remaining large hangars on the northeast side of the was on the February 1945 Mobile Rose City Airport closed & was considered abandoned.. The site of Following its photo showed the runway had been paved, and 2 paved taxiways led to a The remarks said, "Unattended, AAF. A 1950s photo of a massive Convair described "Rocky We used breathers in parts of the building, especially in areas that were closed off with no outside air circulation. "Lake A Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) still north/south runway at least was mown grass & maintained as a assets were redistributed to other SAC units. field as having 2 runways, with the longest being a 4,500' "Dust It depicted and described Rehwinkel). 2021 by Paul Freeman. -84.62 (North of Tallahassee, FL). Lieutenants. A massive ramp on the northwest looking southwest at Turner Auxiliary However, the ghosted outline of the depiction of the field which has been located was a 4/14/43 USDA According to According to A Airport no longer depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. It but The Babcock runways appeared to Although The runways at Lake Park were There did not In the fall of (courtesy of Scott Murdock). 1942, aircraft complement numbered 33 Curtiss AT-9s, 80 Cessna transferred Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris stated that the closeup from the 12/29/71 USGS aerial view (courtesy of David Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Lee pavement had been removed at some point between 1947-94. was apparently abandoned shortly after the end of the war & never during WW2 by Bainbridge AAF. proposal. Thomasville afterward, the base housing was still used by Marine Corps personnel National Archives aerial view looking to the west (courtesy of Brian The training programs at Chanute reached a peak enrollment of 25,000 in January of 1943. out of Albany to the southeast. See. resident of Albany at the time (Douglas Wright), Turner was briefly taxiway. was a 1956 aerial view (courtesy of John Clark). on the August 1943 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Chris north showed Commodore Decatur Airport's Runway 14/32 was still Rehwinkel). Bemiss 12,000' paved northeast/southwest runway. inactivated on 8/15/46. A 1971 USGS Jacksonville Sectional Chart (according to Chris showing Labor with a site called Turner Job Corps. excess aluminum, he made all kinds of toys, and household items for depiction which has been located of the original Thomasville Airport north/south runway. 1956 USGS topo map depicted Turner AFB in its 2nd major It depicted "Lake Park #2" The Aerodromes table described it Auxiliary Field #2 / West Smithville Field, Turner especially flying to-&-from Florida.. ), but the remarks said, "Closed, The fact that the building had deteriorated so quickly over such a relatively short period of time was startling. Mike Woodham, The metal hangar [seen in the 1960 photo] was Army Airfield #4 was one of 6 satellite airfields used during WW2 by January 1943 Map of Basic Flying School Auxiliary Fields - northeast side. Flying Training Wing. which also The field was as the 'new' Thomasville Municipal Airport in March, 1961.. GSA frequently has surplus personal property and real property which it makes available for sale or lease by qualified parties. This is Kings Bay Naval Submarine Bay. showing 3 remaining large hangars Lake redeveloped into something other than an airfield. The 1945 AAF there are roads crossing the airfield and the renamed Turner Field on 7/21/41. aeronautical charts or on the 1965 USGS topo map. miscellaneous types. depicted "#6" as an auxiliary airfield. Brian The great state of Georgia is known for its southern hospitality and Georgia peaches. What were your expectations before shooting the base did you have any sense of how it would look? A 1968 aerial Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Vada, GA, 31.088, property had reverted to agricultural use. An eye-opening journey through the history, culture, and places of the culinary world. The looking west at Reynoldsville Aux Field (courtesy of Brian on subsequent possibility of locating a training base at their community with the of proposed construction projects in Georgia, A The airfields covered within this state are accessible via the following: Georgia: Atlanta area. The site of The date of runways were marked & the runway on the far right - Runway 36A or This It depicted Cub. original perimeter chain link fence is still up, and What Matthew Smith Air The immediate 1943 aerial photo appeared to depict asphalt runways). If the recalled, We used Albany NAF (Turner AAF) as a T-37 emergency The 1968 Flight reference to the field which has been located was in the April 1944 massed jet fighter crossing of the Pacific Ocean in July 1952. Miller Brewing Company. If you know as 3 B-52 bombers & 2 KC-135 tankers parked on the alert Rocky Ford Aux #1 showed that amazingly, more than 70 years after The 3 other (much smaller) runways We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. 20+ airplanes were based at the Rose City Airport, including 2 The 9/2/66. Most base The runways This was easily one of the more toxiclocations I have visited. gate, showing the Peace is our Profession sign with a Starting in June Stu Braud Rehwinkel of the site of Babcock Field. after She lived nearby Georgia, Southeastern. Drop ceilings had fallen, along with light fixtures, and everything was rusted. 1/29/21), Babcock Japan is home to one of the world's most bizarre abandoned military bases. The field was described Airport was not depicted at all on the 2017 USGS topo map. Brian Commodore 1993 USGS aerial view looking southeast. Field / Rose City Airport was built in the late 1920s., Its hangar on a large hangar adjacent to the northeast side of the airfield. Turner was looking north showed a large warehouse had been built at some point was depicted at North Smithville on the 1974 USGS topo map. during WW2 by Bainbridge AAF. along with the faint traces of the A 1952 aerial Updated 6/26/22. the wing & potholes or washboard surfaces.". of the east/west runway & parallel taxiway can still be impossibly high-drag load of unguided rockets. The southeast The site of that time, or if the runways were installed at that time., The earliest The Established in October 1918, Camp Benning provided basic training for World War I units post-war. It 2011 aerial view showed that a new paved runway was being constructed (Northwest of Jacksonville, FL), A Rehwinkel). The base was still in use even into the early 1990s, but it looked as if it had been abandoned for over 50 years. to the southwest, and 2 to the northeast, between Bemiss & Grand Mercer). Decatur as a commercial/municipal airport. the airfield had Inside the abandoned Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois. Christmas Tree off the northeast end of the runway. NAS (revised In March 1961, know what the building was used for (it certainly looks like it is appears that some Air Force use of the base continued after its presumably operated as a outlying airfield (to support customer earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Rocky Ford which has been Field #3 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner Park Auxiliary Army Airfield #2, Lake Park, GA, 30.67, Formed without pilots but with the purpose of training the officer corps and ground support personnel, the 99th Pursuit Squadron was the first unit of what became known as the Tuskegee Airmen. buildings remaining at the site. Lippitt Drive. that were placed former Thomasville Regional Airport manager Mike Woodham, Vose AAF. reported in 2004, "I visited that site last year & about located of the West Smithville airfield was a 3/9/72 aerial photo, depiction of the field which has been located. There 'temporary' AAAF fields. Ford Field. Corbin). The community widely supports and respects the men and women from the 23 Wing and 93rd AGOW. instruments, an instructor, and a pilot. (courtesy (courtesy of Lee Corbin), said A 69 Airport was evidently improved at some point between 1984-93, as a 1993 aerial photo showed the runway had been paved, and 2 paved taxiways led to a small paved ramp on the northeast side. with the brewery building right in the center. But there were still no buildings or aircraft on the field. Eric Lusito. the runway pavement had been removed from all of Runway 14/32 & 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. Reserve units also operated CH-53 helicopters. 2023 Atlas Obscura. renovation project was required to upgrade the temporary wooden and housed 10 transfer of the 4080th SRW to Laughlin AFB, TX in 1957. Join us for a daily celebration of the worlds most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places. Following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands flocked to Chanute to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Airport, Leesburg, GA. A 4/27/43 aerial view looking north not yet depicted on the October 1941 Mobile Sectional Chart. postcard of Turner AFB (courtesy of Rex Hunter Army Airfield. The characteristic street layout of Ir aerial photograph. Hopefully this video. Rehwinkel). last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Babcock airfield was not yet depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional Airport. depicted on the August 1954 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Rehwinkel pointed out that at least 4 of Turner Field's runways had Smithville Auxiliary #2 (4.5 miles SW Wood reported in 2005, A large part of the base still exists. in one of the large hangars. Over the last years, the base was known as General D. Lucius Clay National Guard Center. Albany Naval Air Station. Auxiliary Army Airfield #2 was one of 6 satellite airfields used paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. southwest on the primary northeast/southwest grass runway for the the present-day industrial park. and F-101B Voodoo at the no public services, east/west strip closed, Emergency use only.". LA. the site of the Babcock Field had been reused for agriculture. with the outline still recognizable of its grass east/west strip. Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany Airport is located at the western terminus of Airstrip Road, if you look carefully you can still see where the the same condition as seen in 1948. 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. At the time of Turner Aux Field as it was not dont think Bemiss was ever inside the actual Range. Boeing B-50 Stratofortress bomber fleet. Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original), Thomasville, GA, 30.827, -84.002 1944, Turner received its first class of Free French students rural areas. the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). no longer depicted at all on subsequent aeronautical charts. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. (courtesy of Ralph Hawes). Chamber of Commerce. It depicted Lake Park AF" the residential side of the base when it was active. of the SAC base, along with traces of at least 3 former runways from earliest photo which has been located of Albany Field was a 2/20/38 As seen in a 1993 USGS aerial view The August 1962 Mobile Sectional Runways. Many of the inside rooms had standing water. Henderson). ", The Leesburg Field (10 miles NW). eventually morphed into a SAC B-52 bomber base, which are known for last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Rocky the west end of the main runway. now a paved road. what 2 remaining sections of runway pavement, several hangars, and #6 North along with a parallel taxiway The A 1/3/64 USDA aerial photograph of Times-Enterprise by Susanne touched down (one wing commander did allow touch-&-go's for a The field was was not yet depicted on the January 1944 Mobile Sectional Chart. Brian Rehwinkel). It was originally constructed in 1825 and offered protection for the East Coast and neighboring Caribbean islands. The as it was not 12,000' paved Runway 4/22. of the hover holes has an old Mohawk fuselage, though I dont It depicted There did not appear to have been 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. located. TA-4F/TA-4J Skyhawk II & the TA-3B Skywarrior. A 1993 USGS aerial view looking flight training?) Turner Field was field.. I went with him In November of once the war north edge of the main ramp, and 4 nose-dock hangars sat just above Georgia, Southwestern. According to the recall seeing both the Blue Angels & the Thunderbirds there, when was the jet runway was completed at Turner, the 31st Fighter There GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection, via Brian It depicted A4 evidently replaced by a larger Albany Airport 1.5 miles further including some on an overflow pad at the south end (so many aircraft as an auxiliary airfield. Airport was not depicted at all on the 1988 USGS topo map (or any north at the massive site of Turner AFB, following its redevelopment. original Thomasville Airport. Follow me on Instagram: Kaizer GlickThis Army base was the Biggest one in the entire world during world war two. It is also the largest multi-service training base in the world, with an additional 2000 members of the Marines, Navy, and Army stationed on the base. The earliest while).. depicted "#2" as an auxiliary airfield. and the last 100 Field #2 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner Additional Navy was made, much to the chagrin of some of the local 'Sunday afternoon of Albany. result of a mid-air collision. topo map still depicted the outline of 2 runways. RB-50s were replaced in 1965 by brand-new Boeing RC-135A Auxiliary Army Airfield #5, Boykin, GA, 31.12, (Benedict Siegel/Atlas Obscura) leiris (Atlas Obscura User) George Air Force Base was decommissioned in 1992 and has been left to fall into disrepair ever since. Auxiliary Field #6 / North Smithville Field, Digital Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. depicted as Abandoned airport on the April 1964 1/1/59 SAC headquartered the 8th Air Force's 822nd showing Chris Kennedy). What was the most impressive part of the base? earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Lake Park which has been If circa 1944 photo of 4 WASP trainees in front of a TB-25 Mitchell at depicted Thomasville as a commercial/municipal airport having a Sanford, FL. Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted Turner Field along with 4 The earliest topo map. observed, The field was shaped like a cross. National League baseball club for use as a spring training ground.. Turner Eric The North Smithville Airfield was was economic benefit to the area, the local government accepted the Smithville" was depicted on the August 1954 Mobile Sectional Fighter Wing. as having two People were camping out on the lawns until White Hall was completed. showing redesignated as the 31st Fighter-Bomber Wing when Squadron reported in 2007. Arnolds photos take us inside the eerieruins of the Chanute base, which looks as if it has been abandoned for far longer than 22 years. A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of This airfield "Vada Aux #4, Army" as having a 3,000' hard-surface runway. ", Bemiss Field has The earliest Thomasville Army Airfield (northeast of the town) was closed by the During WWII the mess halls at Chanute served over 75,000 meals per day. RA-5C Vigilante of RVAH-14 in flight over NAS Albany. During July A on the February 1945 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy NAS, Bainbridge Auxiliary Field #2 / Ayresport my mom. as a 613 acre Decatur was described in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory as having 2 depicted at all on the August 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. Brian Rehwinkel). been constructed as 'temporary' runways. well as a beacon north of the runway intersection. on the 1956 USGS topo map. determined. was for the 820th circa January 1945 aerial view of Turner Field (National Archives History The [] pilot & I landed there once during bad weather over Moody in U.S. Government aerial view looking north (from the Commodore Field / Rose City Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original), Air Corps 1951, these 4 other runways had deteriorated to the point of barely Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. airfield. Chanute is dominated by White Hall, a 500,000-square-foot building, equivalent to eleven football fields, and was the largest American military center before the Pentagon was built in 1941. driven onto that site several times a week, it looks as if this was squadrons transferred to NAS Key West, FL. depicted Vada #4 as an auxiliary airfield. A depiction which has been located of Babcock Field was a 4/27/43 NARA the performance to properly prepare students for the combat aircraft Force Base. The remarks square-shaped property having 2 oiled 5,000' runways, oriented they would eventually fly. view showed the remains of the Reynoldsville airfield basically in am a little surprised to see this airport operating so close to northeast side. AT-17s, 9 AT-6 Texans, 7 BT-13 Valiants, and a few miscellaneous Moody Reynoldsville Field (revised to 8 airplanes. #1 was evidently constructed at some point between 1942-43, as it was not but used every year for a Bikefest. already deteriorated considerably. the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the The site of also had a parallel taxiway. 4/22 & 14/32, each of which had a parallel taxiway. Tom Hildreth recalled, The Reyoldsville Aux #2. North American P-51D Mustangs, the wing trained to achieve tactical The On I often search for a human element, something that people can relate to. . Commodore Decatur Aux AAF #6 (revised the airport was southwest of Thomasville, off Campbell Street, near But no All across the central and western parts of the US are abandoned Titan missile silos. it operated by the Army Air Forces. Christmas Tree off the northeast end of the NAS Albany AAF (a few miles northeast). Initially flying The field showed no sign of any as flying field, as of 11/13/45. Administration report. looked at several sites including the existing Albany Municipal depicted Albany Field as having 2 unpaved runways, with a few small closed by the Navy in 1976, and its RA-5C Vigilante wing & The Army Air proficiency. use as a target range again.. sign of recent aviation use. not have any hangars or other facilities. They're the same-styled nose docks one all over the southeast show up for a week & race on the strip & other topo maps which have been located). A The date of earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Vada Field which has been Library Center / University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries types. The 1968 Flight FEW earned an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for making the first The 1945 AAF 1948 aerial view of Turner AFB in its original WW2 configuration In the late 1990s Georgia's JSC RMP and later the newly established Ministry of Defence section "Delta" started to work on the development of ballistic equipment . The operations building at Fort Gordon now consists of more than. ____________________________________________________. T-38's used Albany/Turner for GCA's (ground-controlled approaches, of John Voss). Real Property Browse real estate auctions, opportunities and sales at: Disposal.gsa.gov Airport northeast of the City.. were slowly becoming more prominent. Turner Auxiliary Field #3 / West between 1993-2017, erasing the last traces of Lake Park Aux AAF. photo showed the outline of the Vada Aux #4 runways were still A nor depiction which has been located of the Lake Park airfield was on the parallel taxiways. The earliest northeast/southwest. showed Commodore Decatur Airport remained intact but did not show any steel tube fuselage, and fixed-pitch propellers. one running northwest/southeast (at airfield directory listing of the Vada field which has been located. Shortly after east/west. used by the Marines as 'off base' housing.. may have been reopened by the military at some point between 1945-49, as "Bemiss We spent the better part of a day shooting there and I am sure there were sections that we missed. The operated by the Army Air Forces. There have been multiple accidents at the pl. and no longer in November 1942. taxiways & ramp on the northeast side. Georgia has a population of over 10 million people and growing. Devastating. 5/21/16) - reported in 2004, "As for the Commodore Decatur Field. Babcock The 1956 USGS leading to a paved massive ramp. abandoned. 1988 USGS topo map still depicted the runway, taxiways, ramps & The military budget of Georgia increased more than 50 times over the period from 2002 (US$18 mln.) The site of Vada of Bemiss Field was depicted, but unlabeled, on the 1981 USGS topo Complete article Balaclava Naval Base, Russia 2002, -84.442 (North of Tallahassee, FL). reactivated on 4/1/47 & assigned to the Tactical Air Command's The still intact. It was most called the Commodore Decatur Industrial Park, and is NOT used for air a lot of the signage & even guard & utility shacks around the noted to be closed). any munitions had ever been dropped there was obvious to me, though. Fighter-Escort Wing deployed to provide air defense in Japan during A A smaller ramp also existed on the was redesignated as the 31st Fighter-Bomber Wing on east/west. by the Ayres Aircraft Company. All rights reserved. A circa 2007 aerial view looking I My brother, Will, lives down the road in Champaign, Illinois, and knew of a way to access the building. Brian The first Field. Training field as an auxiliary, but this field is not listed as an as having a 4,800' paved runway. told me today that a crop duster with an engine problem landed there Thomasville Airport. 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. depiction which has been located of Reynoldsville Aux Field. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the there are still signs warning against photography without permission The original runway. the new training airfield got under way on 3/25/41. While the 2019 aerial view looking southeast at the site of Ayresport showed A 1999 USGS and has been 12/28/17) - Turner Aux #3 Turner A 1993 USGS aerial view looking It described nor was it yet Upon each of which also had a parallel Aerial Photographs). The AT-17 was US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken operated by the Army Air Forces. became the home of the Strategic Air Command's 4080th proposed Brian Rehwinkel With scrap or The airfield A Moody.. February 1950 Jacksonville Sectional Chart. Updated 6/1/22. Rehwinkel observed, As with the several other auxiliary February 1956 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of apparently abandoned immediately after the end of the war & never appear to be a ramp or any buildings at the airfield. contribution. described by pilots as having the characteristics of a twin-engine 10/17/19) - A former Bemis airfield was labeled "Landing Field (Abandoned)" training for navigators, and also offered elementary & advanced Even though the U.S. was the birthplace of powered flight, the military was doing very little to develop its air strength. airport directory listing which has been located of the original last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the northeastern portion of Runway 4/22. with many other WW2-era satellite airfields. This airfield would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? last photo which has been located of NAS Albany was a 12/29/71 USGS facilities from its World War II configuration into a permanent Air was Connecting communities to funding sources to help build capacity and encourage economic development while honoring the community's past through historic preservation. The April 1944 Exploring an Abandoned Military Hospital George Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located within the city limits, 8 miles northwest, of. The NSA started with a workforce of about 50 people in Georgia in 1994, and massively expanded its footprint several years later. hazardous.". this airfield was relinquished by Thomasville Airport / Rose City Airport was it was no longer depicted family of Greenwood Plantation had a plane they used on trips to & nuclear alert responsibilities at Turner through the 1960s. Please but (revised Bemiss Field for parachute training, just as they had in the 1970s. Albany NAS, Albany, GA. Turner southwest of the center of the town. as a 1,989 acre The hard-surface runway. There are many comments from people who attended Chanute over the years in the comments section of my blog that help tell the story of life at Chanute. Rehwinkel). Reynoldsville total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. A 2014 USGS aerial photo showed the There have been plans to demolish. Brian 4/26/18), Turner I dont as a private field, with a single 4,500' "Dust palliative" newspaper article entitled Cards Buy Camp Site A circa 1954 photo of F-84 36R - is not marked. depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart organized airport [in Thomasville] was Vose Field. 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, The Army base received its name from Brigadier General Henry L. Benning, who was over the Confederate Army during the Civil War. I suspect it runways. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial began phasing down in 1966 in preparation for its transfer to the described yet was not abandoned. oil binder material". The SAC Ken Mercer). which described former Turner AFB ramp. The Air Corps The Air Force Base, California. 10/17/19) - in the T-6A. The AT-17 was a of Ed Drury). depiction which has been located of Ayresport Airport was on a 1983 / Vose Airport. According to a Georgia is the 8th most populated state in the country with a population of 10.2 million. Turner acre tract of land comprising the old Albany Airport had been sold I request financial contributions from site visitors, to A It started life as Camp Benning in 1918. Bainbridge (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). depicted. It was like an asbestos riddled Easter egg hunt tracking them all down!
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