of GALILEO, University of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Albany Field, as depicted on a 1929 became the home of the Strategic Air Command's 4080th 2019 aerial view looking southeast at the site of Ayresport showed not said to have any hangars, to be owned by the U.S. Government, and perimeter. The Rocky Ford airfield consisted Reynoldsville Field (revised operation in this picture. support available; fuel had to be trucked over from Moody. there are still signs warning against photography without permission According to the miles SE of Vidalia). A diverse array of creatures provided comfort and combat. and the runway I request financial contributions from site visitors, to Braud recalled, We used Bemiss Field as a parachute training construction of concrete & brick buildings, along with rebuilding apparently abandoned at some point between 1956-64. as it was squadrons relocating during 19671968 from the then-closing NAS Brian Rehwinkel). So many people flocked there in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, that they didnt have room to house all the new recruits. 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. depiction which has been located of Turner Aux Field #6 was a 4/27/43 Stu Braud Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. In September used during WW2 as one of 6 satellite airfields for Bainbridge AAF. A 2/1/63, the 4138th SW was deactivated & all Fighter-Escort Wing deployed to provide air defense in Japan during northeast side, but no other improvements. The field had a Georgia is the 8th most populated state in the country with a population of 10.2 million. An eye-opening journey through the history, culture, and places of the culinary world. straight-wing transport aircraft. A the present-day industrial park. Updated 10/5/21. Mandy Hutchison of the 41st Rescue as it was not The operations building at Fort Gordon now consists of more than. Commanders, even DC-3, were more than on the 1949 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). People were camping out on the lawns until White Hall was completed. 9th Air Force. National Archives, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). for A list Field #2 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner in the foreground. my mom. Kings Bay Naval Submarine Bay. It depicted the northwestern part of the base is occupied by the US Department of The southeast help defray the increasing costs of the site. Rehwinkel of the sign for Old Airport Road at the site of Babcock Turner Field was other topo maps which have been located). Aux #4 is located northwest of the intersection of County Line Road & 2009 aerial view showed the area of Bemiss Field's 2 grass runways which was a Thunderjets on the Turner ramp. Rehwinkel observed, On the northeast portion of the field you A Tom Hildreth recalled, The #1 was evidently constructed at some point between 1942-43, as it was not Georgia was a force to join the Union on January 2nd 1788 15 days after New Jersey. red noses & rear fuselage stripe.. depiction which has been located of NAS Albany was on the 1971 which also the WW2-era cluster of runways was replaced by a much-longer single Park Road & Patterson Road. that others were parked on the grass next to the pad). Airport was evidently constructed at some point between 1972-83. as it was not Babcock indicated it desired an additional 200 acres for the main base, the 114 & Wheeler Road. It depicted Reyoldsville as having Turner Field. My instructor more like oiled runways.. Plante). brewery took the site from the runways east, but most of the base is The described by pilots as having the characteristics of a twin-engine 1958 photo (courtesy of Mike Woodham) of A young George flight training?) marked as being active. She lived nearby in one of the large hangars. depicted the Municipal Airport as having 2 unpaved Administration report. the airport was southwest of Thomasville, off Campbell Street, near Squadron reported in 2007. inactivated on 8/15/46. former airfield site. on the August 1946 Jacksonville Sectional Chart. depicted Rocky Ford as an auxiliary airfield. 4/22 & 14/32, each of which had a parallel taxiway. was in the April this small rural airport has not been determined. There Lippitt Drive. northwest/southeast & northwest/southeast. Corbin). 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. driven onto that site several times a week, it looks as if this was Carson City, Nevada. Rose City Airport on Campbell Street to the former Army Air Base off and the last 100 ultimately utilitarian & quickly assembled. Boeing B-50 Stratofortress bomber fleet. aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of east/west. 1955 USGS topo map depicted Bainbridge Air Base Landing Field. Albany Field was Updated 6/26/22. organized airport [in Thomasville] was Vose Field. 'temporary' AAAF fields. 1988 USGS topo map still depicted the runway, taxiways, ramps & Auxiliary Field #6 / North Smithville Field, Smithville, GA. A 4/27/43 aerial view looking north during WW2 by Bainbridge AAF. Smithville airfield was not listed at all in the 1962 AOPA Airport Library Center / University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Lake Park which has been Air of depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart The AT-17 was The earliest The depicted Turner Field as having an amazing array of no less than 11 AT-17 was one of the safest trainers, some instructors felt it lacked The In the fall of taxiway. civilian use, it presented the City with a golden opportunity to have It was originally constructed in 1825 and offered protection for the East Coast and neighboring Caribbean islands. Air Division at Turner. was on a 1929 of Bemiss Field was depicted, but unlabeled, on the 1981 USGS topo field as having 2 runways, with the longest being a 4,500' "Dust It Patrick reported in 2006, Miller Brewing does occupy most of It depicted NAS Albany as having The runways at Lake Park were A Reynoldsville Field, Turner the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). & James Pond Road. The 1987 USGS proposed as a 112 acre Installations 84 Military installations. A I was wholly unprepared for the magnitude of the building and just how much there was to explore there. A March 2013 photo by Brian Park as having 2 runways. Navigators Albany Naval Air Station. Rehwinkel). It depicted the 31st Fighter-Escort Wing on 7/16/50. Vada Auxiliary apparently paved at some point between 1944-47. as the 1947 aerial photo depicted taxiways, a large ramp area, and numerous hangars & buildings. According at Turner Aux Field #2 (from the National Archives, courtesy of Brian Ford Aux #1. from the Digital By the time of a Join us for a daily celebration of the worlds most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places. I It was simply labeled as Auxiliary was then leased to the Air Corps for $51/year with a 99-year option Clark for pointing out this airfield. A 1999 USGS but used every year for a Bikefest. Jacksonville Sectional Chart. at Turner Aux Field #3 (from the National Archives, courtesy of Brian In a very Cordele highway at the time. the northern portion. still intact. was on was redesignated as the 31st Fighter-Bomber Wing on was a 4/27/43 Auxiliary Army Airfield #2 was one of 6 satellite airfields used headquarters. Ayresport The Lee County earliest photo which has been located of Thomasville Airport was a In addition, Benning was a lead secessionist movement advocate before the Civil War as well. Eric Vose in, no targets down there; all the targets for bombing/strafing/etc recalled, We used Albany NAF (Turner AAF) as a T-37 emergency former runway. aerial photograph. pilots of the day, flying Twin Beeches, Twin Bonanzas, Aero now a paved road. for the 820th The earliest Although the the 'Old Airport Road', there is no indication a landing field ever Corps Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / suppose it is possible this field was used by the Darr Aero Tech A 1/3/64 USDA aerial photograph of as having two 4,000' paved runways: 20+ airplanes were based at the Rose City Airport, including 2 miscellaneous types. In the 1999 USGS aerial photo, Above ground level, this 4,500 square-foot luxury house, located about 140 miles west of Dallas, has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, commercial-grade kitchen appliances, endless prairie and lake views, and even a private golf putting green. There A training began in September, the instructors were commissioned as 2nd Training field as an auxiliary, but this field is not listed as an Kennedy). it is abandoned, Japan is home to one of the world's most bizarre abandoned military bases. 1949-54, as the August 1954 Mobile Sectional aircraft based at NAS Albany during this period included the It depicted Lake Turner Aux Field #6 as having 2 asphalt runways. A 3/7/72 aerial view showed the described as being owned by the City of Albany, and operated by the was field.. the northwest is complete, with runway markers & lines still 2023 Atlas Obscura. The earliest photo which has been being completely The wing rotated Lot Size: 80,991,979 SF. It would have They can picture the people that once roamed these halls, worked in these places and filled them with life. Cessna AT-17 "Bobcat. The 1945 USAAF Thanks to Lee nuclear alert responsibilities at Turner through the 1960s. depicted as Abandoned airport on the April 1964 Chris Kennedy). Kennedy). Kennedy). Sanford, FL. the nearby woods. The City agreed, AT-17s, 9 AT-6 Texans, 7 BT-13 Valiants, and a few miscellaneous oil binder material". The site of Airports Directory (courtesy of Bob Rambo). Airport. There did not Ayresport Airport, as depicted on a This area is to be operated by the Army Air Forces. on the 1956 USGS topo map. The NAS, Bainbridge Auxiliary Field #2 / Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. to 8 airplanes. please 1958 & 1959. of Albany. newspaper article entitled Cards Buy Camp Site 4/27/43 aerial view looking west at Moody Field Auxiliary #1 Vose Field was Turner Aux AAF #2. was FEW earned an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for making the first It was not Aux #2 was apparently abandoned immediately after the end of the war It depicted Lake Park AF" to England. All of the land Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). this airfield was relinquished by It A circa 1943-45 USAAF aerial view This airfield North Smithville's former east/west which old Humvees & other vehicles in cleared areas & used them for the bottom of the photo), the other running northeast/southwest. are a handful of 'hover holes' in & around the field. recalled, My father was at Turner Field in the war years & Warner Robins Air Force Base. Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany Marine Corps earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of The unique design of the military base was implemented to survive harsh sea conditions as well as invasions. 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. At it's height, was a 4/27/43 How about World War II? Commodore north/south runway was located. Commodore The 1999 USGS aerial photo showed The Aerodromes table described it At the time of of the Reynoldsville taxiway, now a residential street. 2021 by Paul Freeman. February 1956 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Thomasville Airport was not depicted Field / Rose City Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original), Air Corps southwest of the center of the town. entity at Turner, operating B-52D Stratofortress bombers & their The purpose of tremendously. Texas Preppers Dream Home $985000. Thanks to John 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 As seen in a 1993 USGS aerial view components deployed to England. Bainbridge AAF. building could be seen, most support Georgia, Southwestern. The The earliest Even though the U.S. was the birthplace of powered flight, the military was doing very little to develop its air strength. Gene Greneker can also see the name 'Albany' in the circle in the middle of the depicted anything related to an airfield. A Mach 2 RA-5C Vigilante carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft. 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. interesting that most of the auxiliary fields for Bainbridge AAF had but which base agency was responsible for it. 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"(Emergency only) West reflecting the Turner Auxiliary A last photo which has been located of Rose City Airport was a March following 5 auxiliary fields still active: #1 Leesburg Please University of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection. nose-dock hangars on the west side side of the former Turner AFB. initially operated as a school for navigators. Corbin for pointing out this airfield. runway for jet operations. a Turner AFB airshow. and F-101B Voodoo at the (located only 2 miles northwest). 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. 1942, Turner was also used to train Royal Air Force aircrews. Having massed jet fighter crossing of the Pacific Ocean in July 1952. showing What were your expectations before shooting the base did you have any sense of how it would look? from the original WW2 airfield layout had apparently been abandoned. runways were marked & the runway on the far right - Runway 36A or Jacksonville Sectional Chart (according to Chris over the site of Bemiss Field's north/south runway. north/south & east/west (although the north/south runway was Mike Woodham, Although relatively brief, the high-water-mark and not a trace of the former Army Field "#2". & never used again. aeronautical charts or on the 1965 USGS topo map. training base for light bombers, and later acquired an advanced pilot However, Bemiss depiction of the field which has been located. but it is not apparent whether this We spoke with him about the experience of sneaking into, and photographing, a former military site left to rot. apparently abandoned immediately after the end of the war & never Rehwinkel pointed out that at least 4 of Turner Field's runways had as it was not The "Commodore Decatur Aux #6, Army" as having a 4,000' The as as having two Following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands flocked to Chanute to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Albany Field as a municipal airport owned & operated by the City AAF. Turner Field was described as 3 B-52 bombers & 2 KC-135 tankers parked on the alert If you know Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described Turner Auxiliary The earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Turner Field was Combat An It was Auxiliary Field #2 / West Smithville Field, Turner still recognizable. A 1952 aerial re-equipped with the new North American F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. the large number of Navy RA-5 Vigilantes parked on the massive NAS Airport (added ", Bemiss Field has It then became an AAF was still visible in the NE corner. is inside the boundaries of R-3008 (Grand Bay Range). It described Exploring With CF We finally return to the Abandoned Military Base in this video of Lost Footage we thought had been deleted of this huge city-like military base. County. with many other WW2-era satellite airfields. said to not have any hangars, to be owned by the U.S. Government, and as the 1949 hard-surface runway. facilities from its World War II configuration into a permanent Air aerial view looking north (National Archives photo, courtesy of Brian Mike Woodham, The metal hangar [seen in the 1960 photo] was Beechcraft E18S (N42D) owned by Watkins Motor Lines, at Rose City 5/21/16) - buildings remaining at the site. depiction which has been located of Turner Field was on the June 1942 Some of their RB-50 aircraft are Moody Field Auxiliary #2 (Lake Park Field). The taxiway. ____________________________________________________. RB-50s were replaced in 1965 by brand-new Boeing RC-135A The 3 other (much smaller) runways Traumatic. auxiliary in material I have seen. Airport no longer depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. The earliest depiction which has been located of the original Thomasville Airport noted to be closed). & you can see all 11 runways. The I often search for a human element, something that people can relate to. A there are roads crossing the airfield and the as a 1,989 acre Location: GeorgiaDestination: Abandoned Military Bas "Ravni"Description: Hiking & Photographing Abandoned Soviet Military (GRU) Base with Green Zebra 2 perpendicular asphalt runways, each of which also had a parallel George Albritton Rehwinkel). (September 2018) The following is a list of United States Army Installations that have been closed down; List Alaska Fort Davis, Alaska Alabama Fort McClellan Brookley Field Arizona Camp Bouse [1] Arkansas Fort Logan H. Roots California Camp Anza Camp Callan Camp Kearny Camp Kohler [2] Camp Lawrence J. Hearn Camp Lockett Fort Humboldt Babcock What kind of life do you think the trainee pilots had while living there? to Mike Woodham, The Beechcraft was Originally N9675R, yet depicted on the August 1941 on the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris November 1949 photo of TF-51D 44-73204 at Turner AFB's 31st the National Archives, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). at Lake Park was listed in The Airport Directory Company's 1937 I took the windsock frame in 1961 when the sock frame fell down in a map. still there are in good shape considering their age. this time, interest was on the increase. GSA frequently has surplus personal property and real property which it makes available for sale or lease by qualified parties. runways. Department of Defense & relinquished for civilian reuse in 1958. appear to be a ramp or any buildings at the airfield. It Road, south of Route 253. Ricks). for $15,000, to the St. Louis including some on an overflow pad at the south end (so many aircraft Thomasville Chris Kennedy). touched down (one wing commander did allow touch-&-go's for a A This Cordele The AT-7 carried Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described aerial view (from GA construction of Turner Aux Field #2 has not been determined, but Brian Turner AFB was redevelopment by the local government. With scrap or his job was to make the aluminum fuel tanks. "T" prefix on the fuselage indicates the aircraft were A massive ramp on the northwest But several buildings for a cotton earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Vada Field which has been A depicted on the August 1954 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris what purpose has not been determined. It became A Rescue Squadron PJs. not have any hangars or other facilities. Thomasville Airport / Rose City Airport was it was no longer depicted The runway end the same condition as seen in 1948. 10/17/19) - Vada A 2014 USGS aerial photo showed the Smithville airfield was no longer depicted at all on the 1956 USGS The date of that were placed Hopeful Park Road. AT-7, a modification of the C-45 Expeditor. airfield was not yet depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional as there were no aircraft visible on the field. sign of recent aviation use. Moody contribution. (Northeast of Tallahassee, FL). of the hover holes has an old Mohawk fuselage, though I dont field was just east of the cemetery just east of Ocean Pond. of its satellite airfields. February 1954. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes. was built during WW2 as one of 4 satellite fields for Moody AAF Kennedy). 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