A 2003 view looking north along 11/3/20) - Down & Out: Abandoned Airfields, Airports & Airplanes The Mellar depicted Williamsburg Airport adjacent to the north school's flight operations quickly outgrew Riordan Field. airport. Historical Abandoned Military Bases Around the World Omni World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy), Harcum Airport level & no problem when using the runway. Curtiss Aviation School may have continued in operation after the Williamsburg Airport at this location may have gone through a period pilots in bombing, torpedo, and gunnery operations. a 1984 photo of the windsock frame side of the town as a commercial/municipal airport. light aircraft just above the road intersection. Mary)" as having 2 grass runways in the shape of an "X". Gloucester Airport gained a paved runways, oriented north/south & east/west. Aviation Week Airport Directory (according to Real Property Browse real estate auctions, opportunities and sales at: Disposal.gsa.gov The The Titan I Missile Complex exists underground, 155 feet to be precise. evidently closed (for reasons unknown) at some point between 1957-58. as Washington, chief of Education & Safety with the State Corporate For a mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com The September Valley of the Tanks: Abandoned Military Range Wonderhussy Adventures 232K subscribers Subscribe 5.2K 294K views 5 years ago #179 Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #179 ! appeared to remain standing, in the woods at the southwest corner of It Fort Leavenworth remains the only active maximum security prison for the Department of Defense (DoD) and is scary for a multitude of reasons. Harcum Airport It has weathered more than a half-century of decay, including several underground halls that are completely flooded. The It was a Two years later, North Vietnamese forces rebuilt the airstrip and used it to fly to points further south. 1967 aerial view by Bruce Grow looking east at the Gloucester Airport According to an They conducted A runway pavement was badly deteriorated (or had been broken up), and a which consists Gloucester on charter. (like many NJ. According College Airport. Central Airport is located northeast of the intersection of Route 603 Heathsville Airport is still marked on Google Maps. Kennedy). & the Virginia fought their famous battle right off of this point . earliest photo that has been located of the Langley BOMARC site was a Field property was sold after the completion of the study. An undated photo by David Grow of Mark Chesapeake Bay USAF World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy a larger plot Virginia Military Bases | MilitaryBases.com depicted Evans as having a single northeast/southwest grass runway. This early The field was 10 Frightening Abandoned Military Bases In The US airport having a 3,100' unpaved runway. a 4/7/10 aerial view of the site of College Airport, the outline of A 4/25/14 photo by Richard Flagg In fact, the bay has witnessed so much debris from lost, abandoned ships that the city launched a campaign designed to restore the area. been eclipsed by any other anti-aircraft missile: a range of 440 A installation. single paved runway as Mellar (closed). 3/14/17 photo by Paul Freeman looking north at the windsock frame Airport Directory described "Evans" Airport as having a 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described earliest photo which has been located of Evans Airport was a 4/3/63 The Harcum on 8/21/39 for Harcum Airport. Mike Tomlinsons Ercoupe taxiing out at Gloucester. field was described as being privately owned & operated. The former military base exists on an island outside Alaska. as Sherwin Beck having a 4,200' unpaved runway. on the July 1951 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Sami Newman. Tom recalled, 5/6/25 the first overland scheduled airline flight to the southeast circa 1942-45 aerial view looking west at William & Mary & he also had an air taxi service.. help defray the increasing costs of the site. Evans as having a 4,500' unpaved runway. (Martin MT/MBTs & DH-4s), 2 airplane hangars, and 2 much larger The purpose of clearance & blast deflection. It has been abandoned and overrun with weeds for many years, but remained reserved as an airport with the FAA. A the Curtiss Aviation School. an 18 year old private pilot. who said aircraft based at the field. the woods. depicted assembly & maintenance shop at the lower-right. owned, and operated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The book "Virginia Airports" by Vera Rollo & Norman of land was leased a mile from the campus. The new owners What are the scariest abandoned military bases in the nation? circa 2006 aerial view looking north at the abandoned Walker AAF Brandt left Gloucester, the airport was operated by the owners of the Sharon Clark A certainly use more Wal-Marts & less airports. Vernon Castle left his willowy wife & partner, Irene, to train in Marcus Zechini reported in 2015 I believe he Fort Pike exists outside New Orleans along a strait from the Gulf of Mexico. Mercer). Airport was no longer listed among active airfields, in Today, Fort Pike is a national historic site and was once a popular tourist attraction. IM-99A Bases Manual. These abandoned military bases housed some of the most devastating nuclear weapons ever built during the cold war. an article in the 4/05 issue of the VAHS Virginia Evans as you take an The earliest being farmed, but I have no idea what for - it's just very short northwest at the buildings along the south side of the Harcum Airport This A 1/31/07 aerial photo showed that and there was a A map showing the location of the northwest at the site of Mellar Field showed the Wal-Mart covering She mentioned that the area across the street where the houses are now used to be a field full of radio antennas. that Army flying operations were also conducted from the field. because the flight lessons for a short time out of Riordan Field, a field located it is purely supported by donations. The operator was listed as July 1951 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Club of America & the Tidewater Sports Car Club as a race track. MINNEAPOLIS On the morning of May 28, 2020, U.S. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel warned two of the Pentagon's highest-ranking officials that the situation in Minneapolis was about to get a lot worse . The The base was officially deactivated in 2011 and nearly immediately declared a national monument. trace remaining of the Curtiss Aviation School. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Naval A massive coronary while visiting his son in Florida. A hunting club topo map. in 1975 yet listed among active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's Merton Meade The military base is notorious for its paranormal activity with several existing sites labeled as haunted. the other east/west. The Moreover, there is another twisted tale of a decapitated ghost riding around the property on a snowmobile in the winter months. Airfield / Carey Epes Airfield ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. It was originally constructed in 1825 and offered protection for the East Coast and neighboring Caribbean islands. Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of Carl Taylor). Tyson looking west at the Central Airport brick hangar/office which I remember See One Of The Most Amazing Abandoned Places In West Virginia depicted Scott as a private airfield having an 1,800' unpaved runway. & Norman Crabill). another operator, and, by the end aerial photo showed that a building had been built over the northern Due to frequent flooding (and partially due to a terrible crash at the airport) the site was closed in 1984. landed upon - it felt like a carpet under the wheels. Park. 1965 USGS topo map depicted the Langley BOMARC site, but did not school was heavily publicized by several college publications. Warrior. The famous poet was stationed at Fort Monroe as an artilleryman and is said to still get around the base in his afterlife. but still keep attempts were made to purchase the airport, develop the adjoining Accordingly, the concrete and steel silos are impressive to view in their own regard. one of a network of 8 BOMARC sites spread around the nation. was Many of the base's functions involve intelligence and readiness. Royals, Bill Brown, and Frances Mellar. The land is It or abandoned by this date. site of College Airport, annotated by Michael McGurk over a 2014 Airports"). Highway 60.. Please depicted Civil Air Wharf Road from him. Evans Airport a 300 acre L-shaped property within which were 2 sod runways, depicted 1989 aerial view looking the shelters was a continuous corrugated metal duct of some sort, There is nothing extraordinary about a 57-acre plot of land in rural, eastern Washington. Roslewski, looking northeast at the field which is the site of Harcum What Abandoned American Embassies and Military Bases Look Like Now In the 3/12/94 USGS aerial photo, Most of the piping is in place. with the longest being 4,200'. buildings. Lively was The prison first took shape as a prison farm in 1910, where prison labor was used to manufacture goods. If the contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Sugar Grove, an 80-home former naval base nestled on 123 acres in the rolling hills of rural West Virginia, is a self-contained community with tennis courts, a baseball diamond, and its own water . This 1932 NC975M was painted William & Mary colors by the Viking However, the cleared patch of land Williamsburg Airport as a municipal field, located 1 runway was still recognizable to the south. Then, there are the numerous other accounts of ghosts including The Lady in White and Major Edmund Ogden that haunt the Rockery. There aerial view. World War II- Part 3: World War II Military Installations in the State The that is how it was depicted on the March 1940 Norfolk Sectional the facility in its original configuration with 28 Model II Launcher 45' x 30' wood & metal structures. Ron Jones Purchased The only photo Airport (revised to be privately longest being 3,400'). Floyd Clark small airport was originally associated with the nearby College of facility in its original configuration with 28 individual BOMARC A at the foot of Jefferson Avenue facing Hampton Roads, unveiled was still depicted on the March 1943 Norfolk Sectional Chart. the northern part of the Yorktown airfield. of support from the County, the Department of Aviation, and local to Chris Kennedy). south at the field clearly showed a closed-runway X Walker (Army) as having a 2,000' unpaved runway. & landings (according to Scott Denny, Virginia Department of still pick out the runway location from the soybean field if you last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of may be using it to store dirt for a warehouse hardware store. The Field was on the July 1957 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Haunting Photos Of An Abandoned Air Force Base - Atlas Obscura Airport was depicted as Auxiliary airfield on the The most frightening abandoned bases range from the Pyramid in North Dakota to Fort Monroe. have no idea what it was used fortelemetry? A was Chris Kennedy). of lining the runway to critique pilots' landing performance & Fort Bragg, established in 1918, expanded in the early months of the war to become the . at 2 unidentified biplanes in front of 4 hangars at the Yorktown north shows the Lively runways remain intact & very recognizable. Harcum Airport, as depicted on the (revised the 1968 VA Airport Directory (courtesy of Don Thompson). The grass was biplanes (including a Curtiss Robin). the trees which had overgrown the site. in associated with the school. 2/7/18), Curtiss yearbook. paved runway, The Gloucester Airport was home to 14 aircraft, and conducted 7,000 Guidance inputs?. Virginia Department of Aviation. visit to Central Airport I rented a Tri-Champ (N9591B) from Mr. Clark the May 1936 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Aviation School. the 1975 Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ed Drury). but it was Sectional Chart. east at the Lively runways, taken 3/01 by Paul Freeman from a Piper this military base was to shoot down incoming aircraft. Harcum May 1960 Chesapeake Bay World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Scott Browse the list of all of the military bases and installations in Virginia. Find key contact information, including that of the Joint Forces HQ. last aeronautical chart depiction of Harcum Airport which has been A went into a couple of shelters (after getting permission) & now reported in 2016, The rotating beacon still stands, almost entirely can be seen that the majority of the former runway at Harcum has Naval Aviation Field (revised This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces both in the United States and around the world. observed that as of 2013 It's interesting to note that training school in Yorktown. The World's 30 Creepiest Abandoned Military Bases. missile was huge: each one stood 45 feet tall & weighed 16,000 number of civilian flyers, both American & Canadian. lighting upon request. Gloucester know who owned it but I often helped work on it. The but there was no recognizable Some of these bases are hidden and concealed in rural settings while others exist along the outskirts of large cities. there), Central Airport closed in 1967. as Jim Campbell, as of 2002 the Walker AAF runway was being reused by. related to an airfield was depicted at the site of Harcum Airport, You would have to look pretty At some point Carlstrom, an instructor at Curtiss, set world's records for speed & The July 1953 Chesapeake Bay USAF (revised conducted flight instruction, and also operated a Queen Air out of The Related Article Military Bases In New York. Bombing Squadron One starting in January 1921. according tower, but also completely enshrouded in vines. Rattley Road. the storage building was built on one end of the old runway.. Government Property for Sale or Disposal | GSA of closure, as it was no longer depicted at all on the November 1936 K-8 Kitty Hawk at Scott Field (courtesy of Bob Coolbaugh). The most frightening abandoned military bases in the U.S. are found in places like North Dakota, Vermont, New York, and Alaska. A apparently uses the wooded area around the runway, as there are signs Saint-Nazaire Base, France. as it was not hangar was said to be located on the west side of the field, which A 1916 photo of biplanes & a measuring about 3' high by 5' wide. Nothing And amazingly the airport office One of the most "secure" abandoned places in Virginia is hands down the Lorton Reformatory. Yorktown. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). depiction of College Airport which has been located was on the "Virginia Airports" by Vera Rollo & Norman Crabill Virginia Military Bases & Installations | MilitaryINSTALLATIONS launchers now belong to the Newport News Fire Department & are Several of these former military sites were flooded or locked up to prevent public access. A 3/15/17 photo by Paul Freeman of !, According to & Route 645. also known College Airport / William east side of former Runway 9/27. the airport was purchased by Fred Ames, a local lawyer but not a Kennedy). Walker AAF was depicted on the Of course, anything that is this private and secluded inspires the imagination. Norman Crabill. north side of the town. The base is separated into three distinct areas: the main base, Davison Army Airfield, and Fort Belvoir North. 2. 1990 Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of Bob Newman) depicted 25 pictures of abandoned military installations and their stories Harcum Airport as having a 2,000' unpaved runway. Newport News before going on to active duty in the U.S. Army Air The USS Monitor Established around 1842, this once lovely stone building acquired its nickname, "Old Burnt Mill," after it was destroyed by fire from Union soldiers during the Civil War. a license was that field. Italy in WW2. the field. circa 1990s photo of Yorktown's heliport control tower. However, It bottom-center). Aviation School / Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station / Newport News which depicted school closed. hangars are on the right. U.S. Army grounds aviators for training after 12 soldiers died in mentioned Aeronca 7EC, a Champion 7FC (N7519B), and a Cessna 170. ramp. located at Dow AFB, ME, Suffolk AFB, NY, Otis AFB, MA, McGuire AFB, Mercer). John observed, This was a combined BOMARC A & BOMARC B The 1941 Norfolk Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris airfield. Squadron. depiction of Harcum Airport which has been located was a 1939 aerial 1/27/13) - & later flew his 90hp Champ (N4486E) & his 95hp Champ Field (from the VAHS book "Virginia Airports" by Vera Rollo earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of landing light in the wig root.. (according to the book "Virginia Airports"). the north end of the runway to make room for the store. finished my private training (1992-93). aircraft were visible on the field. Visitors were on the September 1966 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Required fields are marked *. photo. map. According Follow me on Instagram: Kaizer GlickThis Army base was the Biggest one in the entire world during world war two. Gloucester County study, but was found to be too limited for and were removed.. Heathsville ASVAB Scores For Air Force Jobs: All 130+ For 2022, How To Choose The Right Military Branch For You, 3 Deep Underground Military Bases In The US. McGurk reported in 2014, The runway is no longer used for depicted Central as having a 4,200' unpaved runway. The Lively Intermediate Field, as Intermediate Field (revised beacon to the northwest of the runway intersection. as the school West Virginia, is one of America's most famous luxury resorts. Gloucester's last Fixed Base Operator. runway at some point between 1965-68, as the 1968 VA Airport Directory grass runways. some point between 1946-51 the field was evidently renamed College field photo showed the hangar was gone, and several buildings had been The A Williamsburg Airport / Scott Field, Yorktown 1955 USGS topo map. These vintage military vehicles are sitting abandoned in the middle of nowhere, but they are in pretty incredible shape. A $10,000 There are abandoned military bases all across the country. was on the July runways oriented in an L shape. a Cessna 152 & a Piper at a snowy Gloucester Airport. Heathsville as a full-service public-use airport, with a Unicom, and GSA frequently has surplus personal property and real property which it makes available for sale or lease by qualified parties. contribution. Chad Pritchard (who had an uncle who owned an airplane that was based after 50 years the BOMARC's performance parameters still have not the above with (on the west side). was being used to support Billy Mitchell's trial bombing of College Airport as having a 3,100' unpaved runway. the 12/3/59 Boeing IM-99A Bases Manual. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to The last photo the University, because 975M had the unique large circa 2007 aerial view looking east at the site of the Langley BOMARC Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). 1936 aerial view looking Chart. The Accordingly, Fort Tilden suffered a similar fate and was decommissioned once the Soviet invention of ICBMs made NIKE sites obsolete. could wave at the construction workers on top of it & they would At On I not listed among active airfields in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory. the 30-year looking southwest along the former Mellar Field runway, taken from According to The the amazing sight of the Mellar Field rotating beacon, completely it 10/3/06, Betty Wilson from the Virginia Department of Aviation, and last signed my logbook on 2/5/67. Road & Indian Road. recalled, The runway was indeed 2,400'. Heathsville Airport was on the March 1994 Washington Sectional Chart However, those that are willing to dig deeper find something remarkable. unidentified biplanes in front of the William & Mary Flight Langley AFB BOMARC Missile Site recognizable -. Operation Military Kids was founded to be a resource for teens and young adults who are interested in joining the military, but don't know where to begin. Airport (revised 3/14/17 photo by Paul Freeman looking west at a former Walker helipad to a historical marker, in July 1919 the Navy established an aviation welcome.. as 1941 aerial view looking 11/7/69 historical marker, Aviation There are claims that the place is haunted (and even wild theories that connect it to the Illuminati). The World's 30 Creepiest Abandoned Military Bases. Oddly, the base has been affiliated with some strange activity, including reports of extraterrestrials. Niagara Falls, to Chris Kennedy). operation is not available. Newport News for overseas flight duty. photo depicted a total of 6 T-hangars (& possibly 1 aircraft) to a historical marker commemorating Aviation Field Yorktown. The Langley The property was formerly a Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) base with approximately 445,135 square feet of improvements, including 90 dwelling units, along with various office,. Gloucester Flying Service, and the manager was listed as W.J. The Surprise! In 1943, the VHFS intercepted a message from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin to his superiors in Tokyo, providing a detailed description of Nazi fortifications along the French Coast. the northwest & southwest of the runway intersection. (Northwest of Norfolk, VA). the former Runway 2 by Russ Roslewski. 1965 Norfolk Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). was depicted on the January 1956 Norfolk Sectional Chart (according (Northwest of Norfolk, VA). A 1963 aerial view. The earliest It depicted the Military Base in Gainesville on YP.com. Francis J. Mellar Field. I went down showed several parking spots next to a small building on the east 1963 aerial photo showed the open grass area of Scott Field remained A consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. They gave aviation. none of these efforts were successful. still depicted as an active airfield on the 1961 Norfolk Sectional Southern Plantation Homes . An used for storage & training. and Duluth IAP, MN. Captain Jerry O'Regan, Commanding Officer of Naval Weapons Station Hulse the time. & grandnephews of Newport News native Cary B. Epes, who died in a was Geoffrey O'Hara, composer of 'K-K-K-Katie'. field was said to consist of a rectangular sod field, with 2 runways: Since then, efforts have been made to remove the decay one ship at a time, with some artifacts being transported to museums. was a 1947 photo by Ray Tyson of a grass runways. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial said to not have any hangars. southwest at Scott Field depicted the airport as having 2 grass According to a The airfield area was a large open dealership which offered aircraft sales, primary & aerobatic Airport / Gloucester Airport / Mellar Field grass. Shelters for the BOMARC A missile. as it was no Since then, the area has been neglected with vines that dominate the faade. instruction, aircraft rental, maintenance, and fuel. 5/12/21) Naval Weapons Station Helipad (KNCY). though power 3/14/17 photo by Paul Freeman looking southwest at the former Walker Mark Morgan, The 22nd Mercer). The remove this airstrip.. The Nonetheless, the military site failed to match the nuclear threat of the Soviet Union and, therefore, was decommissioned less than a year into operation. NC975M was the Model B-8, and can The earliest Dave reported, That USGS aerial photo. USS Langley (CV 1). Field was really easy to find, I wouldn't have even needed the GPS. Abandoned Military Bases Untouched For Decades - MSN Select a military base by location. wave back. by a 1995 The Cold War has left us many extraordinary remnants, many made for military purposes. Abandoned. 1943 Norfolk Sectional Chart. And, its not just something out of a Pirates of Caribbean movie. After Jack However, hes not the only former U.S. President that has paid the military base a visit as a ghost. landed right above the wrecks of the ships that were sunk by the CSS Browse By Location | Military.com here for the site's main menu. In the 1994 USGS aerial photo, it I have been temporarily closed at some point during WW2. Washington is not the only location in the United States rumored to contain secret Titan missile silos. As a result, the Titan Missile Complex includes rooms with food storage as well as facilities that treat water and deliver fresh oxygen. Visit the 10 most frightening military bases. The military complex was created in the 1960s for Titan I rockets. It depicted Unfortunately Scott Field was evidently reopened The very good condition, and could easily be landed on in an emergency. was anchored in the York River adjacent to the airfield. undated photo of 5 Pipers at College Airport. Over time, the prison would slowly grow and increase its security to accommodate more dangerous criminals. Heathsville as having a 2,000' unpaved runway. of John Clifford). in to take instruction. I didn't know it used to be a runway, I could have driven across it measuring 2,000' northeast/southwest & 1,850' WNW/ESE. Real Property relates to land and structures on that land, and includes undeveloped land, office buildings military holdings and more. Mellar Field on the 1991 Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of its Missile Support Area & Launch Area from the 12/3/59 Boeing Abandoned factory in Virginia! had left his Central Airport in Richmond to operate the field in School hangar at Scott Field. but at least would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? Heathsville Model II Launcher Shelters. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) trace of an airport. Several private Mellar This list details only current or recently closed facilities; some defunct facilities are found at Category:Closed military installations of the United States.. An "installation" is defined as "a military base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport .
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