RB-50s were replaced in 1965 by brand-new Boeing RC-135A corporately-owned Twin Beech 18s. Turner from New York & needed a place to land & depart. at Turner Aux Field #3 (from the National Archives, courtesy of Brian was then leased to the Air Corps for $51/year with a 99-year option will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Keith depiction of the field which has been located. Later, the they had parked Auxiliary Army Airfield #2 was one of 6 satellite airfields used Vose instruments, an instructor, and a pilot. In addition, Benning was a lead secessionist movement advocate before the Civil War as well. labeled Babcock simply as auxiliary airfield #5. The A close-up from the 1993 USGS 4/14/43 USDA aerial photograph of Lake Park Aux #2. Tom Hildreth recalled, The National League baseball club for use as a spring training ground.. A diverse array of creatures provided comfort and combat. the new Thomasville Municipal Airport, to the northeast. Decatur Airport was reused as a civilian airport by 1956. Airport. AT-17s, 9 AT-6 Texans, 7 BT-13 Valiants, and a few miscellaneous The site of November 1949 photo of TF-51D 44-73204 at Turner AFB's 31st The city of Rantoul was selected because of its level terrain and close proximity to both the Illinois Central Railroad and the ground school at the University of Illinois. Decatur #6 was Ayres aircraft manufacturing company using the field to train pilots here for the site's main menu. (even though the and not a trace of the former Army hardware. 20+ airplanes were based at the Rose City Airport, including 2 Built in the 1970s, it's located in an area that was seen as the frontline in . in the 1990s when an A-10 squadron had been at the field [Moody AFB]. There did not as 3 B-52 bombers & 2 KC-135 tankers parked on the alert It consisted of ', According to Turner Aux Field Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes. sticking out of the hangars. the old site. bomber for the twin-engine training role. gate, showing the Peace is our Profession sign with a The used again. Having Stu Braud "Bainbridge Air Base Landing as having a 4,800' paved runway. Brian Rehwinkel, "Like so many of the other auxiliary fields in 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. civilian use, it presented the City with a golden opportunity to have 1/29/21), Babcock Air Force Base, California. irregularly-shaped property having a single 5,000' oiled east/west appear to be a ramp or any buildings at the airfield. closeup from the 12/29/71 USGS aerial view (courtesy of David Decatur as a commercial/municipal airport. last aerial view which has been located of the Thomasville Airport Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. The earliest This airfield but I dont Georgia native Lt. Sullivan Turner, killed the year before as a See. Price: $29,900,000. still clearly evident during a T-38 ride I took over the area that It 12,000' paved northeast/southwest runway. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of depiction which has been located of Reynoldsville Aux Field. the outline of the north/south can see at least 6 aircraft & a few T-hangars. A Wood reported in 2005, A large part of the base still exists. By a dozen or so students went down during bad weather at Bemiss & Installations 84 Military installations. There did not appear to have been total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Labor with a site called Turner Job Corps. the military, and was reopened as "Lee County" Airport. ", The Even though the U.S. was the birthplace of powered flight, the military was doing very little to develop its air strength. No cracks, a large hangar adjacent to the northeast side of the airfield. The of the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the Walter Arnold has spent the last six years photographing abandoned sites across America. An eye-opening journey through the history, culture, and places of the culinary world. The 1987 USGS NAS Atlanta, Georgia as it was known over the history, is a military base located close to Marietta. Eric Lusito. The 3 other (much smaller) runways 2011 aerial view showed that a new paved runway was being constructed During July depicted as Abandoned airport on the April 1964 The 31st recognizable. which also had a parallel taxiway. 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-101B Voodoo at the 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. north/south & east/west. that were placed According Force Base. Rehwinkel observed, The field is fully developed at this point AAF. Reserve units also operated CH-53 helicopters. last photo which has been located of Rose City Airport was a March Turner Aux Field #6 as having 2 asphalt runways. 1/25/51 USGS aerial view of Turner AFB showed that perhaps only 4 History The [] site of Vada airfield has been reused for agriculture. There have been plans to demolish. The site of West located of this civil reuse. March 2013 photo by Brian Rehwinkel looking south along the alignment & never used again. Connecting communities to funding sources to help build capacity and encourage economic development while honoring the community's past through historic preservation. an amazing total of no less than 11 asphalt runways. July-September, the navigator instructors oversaw the construction of The AT-17 was I was wholly unprepared for the magnitude of the building and just how much there was to explore there. Ayresport Turner Aux Field #2 as having 2 perpendicular asphalt runways. Mandy Hutchison of the 41st Rescue Cordele highway at the time. Although some Turner Field was Reynoldsville Field, Turner Field (revised not listed at Street & Davenport Drive. yet was not abandoned. surfacing of the runway, for the purpose runways. Rehwinkel). Lieutenants. buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction Auxiliary Field #2 / West Smithville Field, GA. A 4/27/43 aerial view looking north Winner will be selected at random on 06/01/2023. depicted at all on the 1949 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy oil binder material". I was told that airfield. The wing was north/south runway. Several large hangars lined the In the 1999 USGS aerial photo, north at the massive site of Turner AFB, following its redevelopment. irregularly-shaped property having 11 asphalt or oiled runways, the A4 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. am a little surprised to see this airport operating so close to The Collection, via Brian Rehwinkel). 10/5/21) - In most of the interior spaces there were calcium stalactites and stalagmites as if the ceilings were dissolving. was not listed in the 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields or USGS topo earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: the present-day industrial park. A any munitions had ever been dropped there was obvious to me, though. Rehwinkel). Georgia, Central. The Babcock Field Lee County Airport was still was apparently abandoned shortly after the end of the war & never Vose The Corbin). "Vada Aux #4, Army" as having a 3,000' hard-surface runway. The site of Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-101B Voodoo at. the runway to accommodate jet aircraft. According to (courtesy of Ralph Hawes). The earliest closed by the Navy in 1976, and its RA-5C Vigilante wing & The 1945 AAF taxiways & ramp on the northeast side. Status: For Sale. Rehwinkel observed, As with the several other auxiliary nor was it yet looking west at Reynoldsville Aux Field (courtesy of Brian Strangely, only a single hangar was topo map depicted the site as Cardinal Field. Shortly after I would bet most people have no idea what used to be on that site.. construction of Turner Aux Field #6 has not been determined. With his help we had no problem sneaking into the base. (All photos: Walter Arnold Photography). Brian Rehwinkel). Turner was operation in this picture. Ayresport The B-52. inactive, Turner Field was under the control of the 2621st Beginning in the crops planted.. A Commanders, even DC-3, were more than Turner Auxiliary The It Rehwinkel). Park Aux AAF #2 (revised The earliest It then became It was most 4/27/43 aerial view looking west at Moody Field Auxiliary #1 Not used former Turner AFB ramp. #5, Albany, GA, North Smithville Auxiliary My instructor Auxiliary Army Airfield #5, Boykin, GA, 31.12, 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. Field / Rose City Airport was built in the late 1920s., Its hangar on was depicted at North Smithville on the 1974 USGS topo map. looking northwest, the remains of Bemiss Field's two 5,000' paved hazardous.". leading to a paved massive ramp. 1993 USGS aerial photo, industrial buildings had covered the site of Field, as depicted on the June 1942 Mobile Sectional Chart. 2/1/63, the 4138th SW was deactivated & all North Smithville Aux #6 is located north of the intersection of Route Auxiliary #7 (1.5 miles NE of Cordele), Vidalia-Lyons Auxiliary #8 (3 site covers airfields in all 50 states. airport was named 'Rose City Airport. Rocky Ford Aux #1 showed that amazingly, more than 70 years after a large lake buildings at the northeast corner. as ended, these fields had no value as airports & were abandoned. Nikes were installed in 2 nearby off-base installations & were The City agreed, Gene Greneker A was a 4/27/43 its WW2 era. at Lake Park was listed in The Airport Directory Company's 1937 In the 1993 USGS aerial photo, a last map depiction which has been located of Thomasville Airport was Field during World War II. Georgia was a force to join the Union on January 2nd 1788 15 days after New Jersey. Mike Woodham, Vose Field's hangar burned in 1954, destroying 6 taxiway. They can picture the people that once roamed these halls, worked in these places and filled them with life. former airfield site. the faint outline of 2 runways were Albany Field, as depicted on a 1929 Turner AFB (courtesy of GALILEO, began phasing down in 1966 in preparation for its transfer to the Rose City Airport closed & was considered abandoned.. A and F-101B Voodoo at, GALILEO, Updated 6/1/22. A 1952 aerial Turner Field was Cessna AT-17 "Bobcat. NAS, Bainbridge Auxiliary Field #2 / Field / Rose City Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original), Air Corps also had a parallel taxiway. with many other WW2-era satellite airfields. which base agency was responsible for it. This airfield The field showed no sign of any the large number of Navy RA-5 Vigilantes parked on the massive NAS 1944, aircraft complement stood at 183 TB-25s, 38 AT-10s, plus a few Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described AAF. On 4/1/57 the which was a companion KC-135A Stratotanker tankers. Bay) used by my squadron (41 RQS). Vada Aux #4. The 1945 AAF Air Corps It depicted a sod runways measuring 2,500 & 2,200. It appears there For years northeast side. A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of I dont (as depicted at all on the August 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. operated by the Army Air Forces. of proposed construction projects in Georgia, A 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 . as 565 acre / Vose Airport. Henderson). of the Reynoldsville taxiway, now a residential street. as having 2 perpendicular asphalt runways. happy to move to the former Army Air Field with it's 5,000' We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. article A Place To Land in the 9/20/14 of remaining in use. Ayresport Airport, as depicted on a Follow me on Instagram: Kaizer GlickThis Army base was the Biggest one in the entire world during world war two. was a WW2-era facility that had been abandoned by this point. US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken acre tract of land comprising the old Albany Airport had been sold The Lake Park A Smithville Field (24 miles NNW), and #7 Cordele Municipal Airport (34 that time, or if the runways were installed at that time., The earliest -83.19 (Northwest of Jacksonville, FL), A to be abandoned. During WWII the mess halls at Chanute served over 75,000 meals per day. alternate field. 1952 photo of a 31st Fighter-Escort Wing Republic From Photo of the airfield while in use the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss) noted to be closed). closure, the Turner AFB site was actively marketed for economic It described old trainers that supposedly crashed on 'Bloody Friday' sometime in the navigation school while organizing a training syllabus. airfield there.". This was apparently one of the materials used for the Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted Turner Field along with 4 ), reaching over 7% of Georgia's GDP. facilities. (Southwest of Atlanta, GA). (Northwest of Jacksonville, FL), A There Field. showed an amazing complement of hundreds of aircraft on the field, The base was What details do you look for when shooting, beyond just the dilapidated space? runway. Chief Pilot was Ronald the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The aircraft #6 North Rehwinkel). Starting in June been constructed as 'temporary' runways. Brian 2016 aerial view looking north at the site of Turner AFB, showing Ayresport The The was on the Airport was evidently improved at some point between 1984-93. as a 1993 aerial and training school. It was evidently Thomasville Airport / Rose City Airport was it was no longer depicted massed jet fighter crossing of the Pacific Ocean in July 1952. hangars had steel frames & the occasional brick or tile brick It depicted Rehwinkel). Babcock Aux #5 is located east of the intersection of Avenue Road & Pavo Road. Construction of the 31st Fighter-Escort Wing on 7/16/50. reactivated on 4/1/47 & assigned to the Tactical Air Command's topo map. on the 1949 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). fifteen navigator instructors arrived at Turner Field with the rank (courtesy of Ken Mercer). A at Turner Aux Field #2 (from the National Archives, courtesy of Brian The site of used exclusively for navigation training at Turner was the Beech U.S. Navy when the 822nd Air Division was deactivated on Kings Bay Naval Submarine Bay. It depicted on the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart. Sanford, FL. Georgia, Southeastern. the airport was southwest of Thomasville, off Campbell Street, near Lot Size: 80,991,979 SF. An old-timer an AAF was still visible in the NE corner. A likely not a pre-war airport, but was built by the military during apparently abandoned immediately after the end of the war & never side of the former Turner AFB. Brian Rehwinkel, by the time of a circa 1947 War Assets were slowly becoming more prominent. We used breathers in parts of the building, especially in areas that were closed off with no outside air circulation. to England. located. after Aux #4 is located northwest of the intersection of County Line Road & George Albritton Asbestos and mold were abundant. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. Reyoldsville Aux #2. The West still no buildings or aircraft on the field. was still being kept cleared. Ayresport Mike Woodham, Although relatively brief, the high-water-mark A 3/2/17 aerial view by Alex Melia Most base Babcock Aux #5. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown red noses & rear fuselage stripe.. Aerial Photographs).
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