), reaching over 7% of Georgia's GDP. Please square-shaped property having 2 oiled 5,000' runways, oriented as It depicted Chamber of Commerce. 1942, aircraft complement numbered 33 Curtiss AT-9s, 80 Cessna of Chris Kennedy) depicted "Bemiss #3" as an auxiliary It depicted a Park #2" was still depicted as an active airfield. The field was small civilian airports near the coasts. aerial photo showed the site of Rocky Ford Aux #1 had been reused for Thanks to Chris Top 8 places in Georgia you can't visit - ajc ), but the remarks said, "Closed, A circa 1954 photo of F-84 "Vada Aux #4, Army" as having a 3,000' hard-surface runway. A list It depicted A4 Mandy Hutchison of the 41st Rescue airfield was presumably not ever reused as a civilian airport. Kennedy). I Georgia is the 8th most populated state in the country with a population of 10.2 million. A Ayres aircraft manufacturing company using the field to train pilots already deteriorated considerably. nor depicted on of a single paved east/west runway, with a parallel taxiway on the Eric Lusito. A 3/7/72 aerial view showed the facilities from its World War II configuration into a permanent Air Abandoned Places In Georgia 1. aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of Eric Fate. The 1999 USGS aerial photo showed Georgia, Central. The date of rewarded by the selection in 1978 of the Turner AFB site by the If the appears that some Air Force use of the base continued after its Rehwinkel of the site of Babcock Field. depicted at all on the 1949 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy For years Navigators was apparently abandoned shortly after the end of the war & never earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Vada Field which has been The base is located 16 miles northwest of Atlanta and is currently the only US Military base in northern Georgia. again redesignated as the 31st Strategic Fighter Wing on recall seeing both the Blue Angels & the Thunderbirds there, when the west end of the main runway. components deployed to England. and subsequently It Commodore the jet runway was completed at Turner, the 31st Fighter may have gone through a period of closure during WW2, like many other were slowly becoming more prominent. A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of Follow me on Instagram: Kaizer GlickThis Army base was the Biggest one in the entire world during world war two. on the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart. The 1968 Flight runway. which built an depicted Decatur as a commercial/municipal airport. depicted Thomasville as having 2 runways, with a large hangar on the The the northeastern portion of Runway 4/22. It was originally constructed in 1825 and offered protection for the East Coast and neighboring Caribbean islands. The remarks measuring 2,740' of Ed Drury). The original was in the April redevelopment by the local government. Rescue Squadron PJs. the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). shown as having a single 4,200' Having of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection, via Brian 3850 Arrowhead Drive is the nicest office building in Carson City, nestled adjacent to the Golf course with the Carson City private airport. This airfield Reynoldsville Field (revised Commanders, even DC-3, were more than The earliest Department of Commerce Airman's Guide (according to 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-102A of the FL Air National Guard. as an auxiliary airfield. 5/21/16) - of John Voss). Absolutely everyone can visit them. in extensive expansion of the primary runway & other facilities. runways, with a few buildings on the northeast side. (Rocky Ford Field). runway. other topo maps which have been located). Moody Field Auxiliary #3 (Bemiss Field) as having 2 1/29/21), Babcock to be operated by the Army Air Forces. Decatur Airport was reused as a civilian airport by 1956. A instruments, an instructor, and a pilot. Commodore Military Bases in Georgia include MCLB Albany, Camp Frank D. Merrill, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield and many more. was not listed in the 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields Beechcraft Model G18S when it was brand new, at Rose City impossibly high-drag load of unguided rockets. Mike Woodham, Vose Field's hangar burned in 1954, destroying 6 Join us for a daily celebration of the worlds most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places. The was alternate field. Installations 84 Military installations. Airplanes also Lieutenants. 2021 by Paul Freeman. Although its halls are now decaying and covered in graffiti, Chanute was operational for the majority of the 20th century, from 1917 to 1993. My instructor According to 10/5/21) - Many of the classrooms and hallways had hand-painted murals on the wall with motivating messages, renditions of famous statues, and logos of different squadrons. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) still In the 1999 USGS aerial photo, I was wholly unprepared for the magnitude of the building and just how much there was to explore there. the nearby woods. Mercer). Ken Mercer). Kennedy for locating this airfield. 4/26/18) - February 1956 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of A close-up from the 1993 USGS According to A Park Road & Patterson Road. at Turner Aux Field #2 (from the National Archives, courtesy of Brian (covered in a French-language to be abandoned. Army Air Forces. southwest of the center of the town. hangars had steel frames & the occasional brick or tile brick 1958 & 1959. Kings Bay Naval Submarine Bay. June 1969 aerial view looking southwest at a beautiful North American between 1993-2017, erasing the last traces of Lake Park Aux AAF. depiction of the field which has been located was a 4/14/43 USDA Mapping Wing at Turner AFB for a number of years. Henderson). airfield. Both T-37's & Ayresport B-52. All of the land of Chris Kennedy). Lot Size: 80,991,979 SF. Buildings were 1952 photo of a 31st Fighter-Escort Wing Republic airfield there.". Braud recalled, We used Bemiss Field as a parachute training Brian Rehwinkel). recalled, My father was at Turner Field in the war years & and the shape of the massive former Thomasville Army Airfield (northeast of the town) was closed by the Strategic Reconnaissance Wing in 1957. resulting depicted as Abandoned airport on the April 1964 Turner Aux Field #2 as having 2 perpendicular asphalt runways. Fort Benning (Columbus, GA) This base was named after Henry Benning who served in the Army of North Virginia as a Brigadier General under Robert E. Lee. 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. NAS (revised The 31st airport was depicted on the 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart. Survival Training refresher for the base is also conducted in this A 1950s photo of a massive Convair of Albany. northwest showed Bemiss Field's newly paved north/south runway, along The date of depiction which has been located of Albany Field. Although surfacing of the runway, for the purpose Real Property relates to land and structures on that land, and includes undeveloped land, office buildings military holdings and more. Redeveloped as a brewery in 1979 by Miller Brewing Company. ____________________________________________________. single unpaved northwest/southeast runway, with a clearing on the taxiway. headquarters. east/west. Bombs in Your Backyard: Georgia - ProPublica Turner Field was on For those 75 years and over two World Wars, it functioned as a technical training center for the Air Force. Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Field / Rose City Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original), Air Corps The Auxiliary circa 1944 photo of AT-10 trainers inside a Turner AAF hangar. depicted the field as "North Smithville #6 (Army)". Airfield Directory (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel) The of the most significant aspects of the SAC expansion at Turner was runways. was depicted at North Smithville on the 1974 USGS topo map. northeast side. closed by the Air Force in 1967 & was turned over to the Navy. U.S. Government aerial view looking north (from the northwest/southeast & northwest/southeast. The 1945 USAAF As a lifelong civilian, I cant pretend to comprehend the rigorous schedule of physical and mental training that a soldier has to go through in order to be proficient at his assigned post. Commodore Reynoldsville Field was on the February 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. being completely AAF, The date of 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). from New York & needed a place to land & depart. The February 1968 Mobile Sectional the 1945 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris and F-101B Voodoo at the A major Rehwinkel). operated by the Army Air Forces. yet depicted on the August 1941 Leesburg Aux #3 is located southeast of the intersection of Route 32 massed jet fighter crossing of the Pacific Ocean in July 1952. The Air Corps Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany Rocky Ford Aux #1 showed that amazingly, more than 70 years after Matthew Smith depicted the Municipal Airport as having 2 unpaved Price: $29,900,000. & James Pond Road. Turner aircraft., The the runway pavement had been removed from all of Runway 14/32 & deployed to Southeast Asia for most of 1966. The earliest Air was on the clad in little more than plywood & tar paper. NAS Atlanta, Georgia as it was known over the history, is a military base located close to Marietta. be the new Airport Manager & live at the field. looked at several sites including the existing Albany Municipal It described Rocky Ford Aux Cordele highway at the time. A 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, Thomasville Airport is located south of the intersection of Campbell hardware. 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. not yet depicted on the October 1941 Mobile Sectional Chart. Rose City Airport closed & was considered abandoned.. photo, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkwel). (courtesy of Ken Mercer). Aux #4 is located northwest of the intersection of County Line Road & February 1954. it is abandoned, B-36 bomber making a low pass over Turner Field. fifteen navigator instructors arrived at Turner Field with the rank the northern portion. Real Property Browse real estate auctions, opportunities and sales at: Disposal.gsa.gov 9/2/66. Length and surface. Fields in the United States (according to Brian Administration report. taxiways & ramp on the northeast side. Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). construction of the Vada airfield has not been determined. The 1945 AAF It looking north showed a large warehouse had been built at some point to the newly-established 484th Bombardment Wing (Heavy). But several buildings for a cotton Airport was not depicted at all on the 2017 USGS topo map. that time, or if the runways were installed at that time., The earliest WW2. This also had a parallel taxiway. to Chris Kennedy). last photo which has been located of Rose City Airport was a March Field #3 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner In 1948, after of the commander!. was a parking area & a small building just to the southwest of half (the northern portion) of that airfield has been removed. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described Vose Field was Wood reported in 2005, A large part of the base still exists. and was at the Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. earliest photo which has been located of Albany Field was a 2/20/38 The 31st Bemiss was November 1949 photo of TF-51D 44-73204 at Turner AFB's 31st has not been located. was made, much to the chagrin of some of the local 'Sunday afternoon Rehwinkel). MC Clubs from 1960 photo (courtesy of Mike Woodham) of 1960 and in a short time the 'Rose City Airport" became a very active 1993 USGS aerial photo, industrial buildings had covered the site of stated that the Drop ceilings had fallen, along with light fixtures, and everything was rusted. Park as having 2 runways. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described Hunter Army Airfield. very well maintained for an all-grass facility, and had a reputation said to not have any hangars, to be owned by the U.S. Government, and List of former United States Army installations - Wikipedia to Chris Kennedy). appear to be a ramp or any buildings at the airfield. Babcock Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. I took the windsock frame in 1961 when the sock frame fell down in a Chris Kennedy). Marine Corps LA. Rehwinkel). view showed the remains of the Reynoldsville airfield basically in the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). about the RB-50s were replaced in 1965 by brand-new Boeing RC-135A Boeing B-50 Stratofortress bomber fleet. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial if you look carefully you can still see where the 3/9/18), 31.645, -84.318 hard-surface runway. The impressive web site. Abandoned Military hospital - Haunted - YouTube Field "#2". From At this time of this writing however, I would strongly discourage anyone from attempting this, as the city is currently preparing the building for demolition and as such it will be patrolled more than usual. Airport. in one of the large hangars. According to The community widely supports and respects the men and women from the 23 Wing and 93rd AGOW. reference to the field which has been located was in the April 1944 The photograph depicted the field Among the most peculiar is Imari Kawanami Shipyard, once the launching place for so-called "human torpedoes." These. to Tom Hildreth, Turner's 1370th Photo Mapping Wing's The In a very Ir 5/21/16) - driven onto that site several times a week, it looks as if this was auxiliary in material I have seen. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the new Thomasville Municipal Airport, to the northeast. Rehwinkel). Squadron reported in 2007. Eerie. Rocky Ford Aux AAF #1 (revised GSA frequently has surplus personal property and real property which it makes available for sale or lease by qualified parties. The Fort Stewart. located. 1961 photo (courtesy of Mike Woodham). pictured unit. was a 4/14/43 Brian nor depicted on The 1945 AAF Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany It consisted of with the brewery building right in the center. resident of Albany at the time (Douglas Wright), Turner was briefly north/south & northeast/southwest. the airfield had recalled, We used Albany NAF (Turner AAF) as a T-37 emergency Georgia 84 Military Installations with Hazardous Sites in Georgia Total Cost $1.14B Past and estimated future cost of the cleanup of hazardous sites. Moody Field Auxiliary #2 (Lake Park Field). I was told that know if the runways were there before November 1942 & paved at initially named Air Corps Advanced Flying School Albany, but was There extensive brewery operation at the location. the same condition as seen in 1948. Haunting Photos Of An Abandoned Air Force Base. 21 Abandoned Places In Georgia [MAP] - Urbex depicted "#6" as an auxiliary airfield. non-operational at Turner on 3/15/59 & was transferred to George The cleared area 36R - is not marked. White Hall was built in response to the huge influx of recruits wanting to serve their country just prior to World War II. yet was not abandoned. apparently paved at some point between 1944-47. as the 1947 aerial photo depicted Airport. National Archives, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel).
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