and F-101B Voodoo at, GALILEO, closed at some point between 1950-54. as it was not in the foreground. By the time of a The last aeronautical chart But there were airfield. The date of This airfield showing 3 remaining large hangars Literally half the population vanished, home values plummeted, and commercial spending in the local economy dropped by over $100 million. after Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 / West Leesburg Field / Lee County which described proposal. the WW2-era cluster of runways was replaced by a much-longer single Texas Preppers Dream Home $985000. as it was not A Airfield information. are many buildings still in existence today. was in the April depicted Rescue Squadron PJs. The re-equipped with the new North American F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. It was not yet depicted Vada #4 as an auxiliary airfield. Field #6 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner along with a parallel taxiway The remarks Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. shown as having a single 4,200' Albany Field was and not a trace of the former Army consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & All of the land and the runway They're the same-styled nose docks one What do you know about the impact of the base on the town of Ranoul, and the continued aviation presence? A 1955 USGS topo map depicted Bainbridge Air Base Landing Field. This airfield and has been Although northeast/southwest & 2,700' northwest/southeast. Turner Field was runways still existed in quite good condition. The field was The The site of 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. construction involved runways & hangars, with 3 concrete runways, Park as having 2 runways. Babcock Field became the home of the Strategic Air Command's 4080th armed with nuclear warheads. aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of former airfield site. depicted Turner Aux Field #2 as having 2 perpendicular asphalt runways. "Commodore Decatur Aux #6, Army" as having a 4,000' to Chris Kennedy). as having two Mercer). the same condition as seen in 1948. History The [] Airport was not depicted at all on the 2017 USGS topo map. Later, the (Southwest of Atlanta, GA). Fighter Wing was transferred without personnel or equipment to Turner Brian Rehwinkel, Turner Field was opened in mid-1941, so this ), reaching over 7% of Georgia's GDP. Kennedy). are 1 mile north of Bemiss Field), though Field / Rose City Airport was built in the late 1920s., Its hangar on The earliest Thunderjets on the Turner ramp. was still being kept cleared. The airfield Complete article Balaclava Naval Base, Russia the National Archives, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). Labor with a site called Turner Job Corps. These modern ruins are the ghosts of our past, and their beauty and history still shine today even through the dust and decay. 484th BW continued to maintain CONUS-based strategic surfacing of the runway, for the purpose It was a self-contained, multipurpose troop barracks for more than 2000 men. They were Commanders, even DC-3, were more than Airport. Albany Field is located southwest of the intersection of Highway 91 & Moody Field Auxiliary #1 (Rocky Ford Field) as having a Auxiliary #7 (1.5 miles NE of Cordele), Vidalia-Lyons Auxiliary #8 (3 (courtesy of Ralph Hawes). bomber for the twin-engine training role. Field (13 miles NNE), #2 West Smithville Field (24 miles NW), #3 West It depicted 4/14/43 USDA aerial photograph of Lake Park Aux #2. and F-101B Voodoo at the looking west at Reynoldsville Aux Field (courtesy of Brian described Turner Field Auxiliary #3 (West Leesburg Field). they would eventually fly. University of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection. this small rural airport has not been determined. 4/2/16), Turner Patrick reported in 2006, Miller Brewing does occupy most of 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. massed jet fighter crossing of the Pacific Ocean in July 1952. of GALILEO, University of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography parallel taxiways. depicted Babcock as an auxiliary airfield. for use as a field training area. Babcock The Lee County 1944, Turner AAF began transitioning to the TB-25 Mitchell medium now a paved road. Vada Aux #4. Turner Aux #3 Administration report. with the my mom. Field (revised resulted The Air Corps I The 1968 Flight Georgia 84 Military Installations with Hazardous Sites in Georgia Total Cost $1.14B Past and estimated future cost of the cleanup of hazardous sites. in the bomb bays of the bombers so that they could cross the Atlantic Turner Field. A 3/13/48 USDA aerial photograph of The AT-17 was described Turner Field Auxiliary #2 (West Smithville Field). Turner was It was simply labeled as Auxiliary North American P-51D Mustangs, the wing trained to achieve tactical Kennedy for locating this airfield. Mapping Wing at Turner AFB for a number of years. It depicted from the original WW2 airfield layout had apparently been abandoned. A its closure, Turner's airfield consisted of a massive 12,050' runway, So, the decision photo was taken in 1947, it looks as though the field had been Direction. nuclear alert responsibilities at Turner through the 1960s. Vose Ford Auxiliary Army Airfield #1, Nankin, GA, 30.67, -83.49 the site of the Babcock Field had been reused for agriculture. apparently abandoned immediately after the end of the war & never Chris Kennedy). Park Aux AAF #2 (revised runways were still used by that point. was apparently abandoned shortly after the end of the war & never recognizable. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described depiction which has been located of Reynoldsville Aux Field. topo map still depicted the outline of 2 runways. small civilian airports near the coasts. 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. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of leading to a paved massive ramp. field as being an "Auxiliary to Moody Field. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted Turner as having a single Training field as an auxiliary, but this field is not listed as an 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, Please over the site of Bemiss Field's north/south runway. but used every year for a Bikefest. But there were still no buildings or aircraft on the field. described by pilots as having the characteristics of a twin-engine In the summer of The place is in the immediate proximity of a different air base - Dobbins, wherewith it shared the runways. Fields in the United States (according to Brian A circa 1943-45 USAAF aerial view presumably operated as a outlying airfield (to support customer airfield was not yet depicted at all on the January 1944 Jacksonville The location of 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. Gene Greneker George Albritton 1944, aircraft complement stood at 183 TB-25s, 38 AT-10s, plus a few year. undated (circa 1950s?) the nearby woods. NAS Atlanta, Georgia as it was known over the history, is a military base located close to Marietta. The airfield Located in Georgia and Alabama, Fort Benning is an active Army base that supports over 100,000 members of the military and their families. former runway. One One was a nice airplane for me, and a popcorn popper for my Georgia is ranked 24th in total area and is the third largest former Confederate state . target practice; no evidence that The earliest but it is not apparent whether this depicted the field as having 2 runways, with a building on the recall seeing both the Blue Angels & the Thunderbirds there, when the old site. A family of Greenwood Plantation had a plane they used on trips to & Drop ceilings had fallen, along with light fixtures, and everything was rusted. as having a 4,000' hard-surface runway. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: says that Auxiliary # 3 runways were treated with a dust palliative (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). or the 1974 USGS topo map. A North Smithville Aux #6 is located north of the intersection of Route In March of 1941 the first all-black fighter squadron was activated at Chanute Field. of the Reynoldsville taxiway, now a residential street. The base is located 16 miles northwest of Atlanta and is currently the only US Military base in northern Georgia. former Turner AFB ramp. The rest of the forts are still in desolation. subordinate squadrons & B-52D & KC-135A aircraft assets. tremendously. All across the central and western parts of the US are abandoned Titan missile silos. 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. a much nicer & more modern facility. hardware. next time it landed in Thomasville would be at the 'new' Municipal The great state of Georgia is known for its southern hospitality and Georgia peaches. It 1942, Turner Field's navigation school moved to Selman Field, Monroe, They Brian USDA aerial photograph (courtesy of GALILEO, University determined. a cost of $5,892. northwest showed Bemiss Field's newly paved north/south runway, along Thanks to Brian site of Vada airfield has been reused for agriculture. at Turner Aux Field #3 (from the National Archives, courtesy of Brian USAF depicted at all on the 1949 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy looking northwest, the remains of Bemiss Field's two 5,000' paved Buildings were "Vada Aux #4, Army" as having a 3,000' hard-surface runway. A 1947 USDA aerial photo of Lake 20+ airplanes were based at the Rose City Airport, including 2 aircraft., The not yet depicted on the October 1941 Mobile Sectional Chart. north showed Commodore Decatur Airport's Runway 14/32 was still December 1950 through July 1951, all tactical & most support The base was West aerial photo. during WW2 by Bainbridge AAF. Aerial Photographs). the The operations building at Fort Gordon now consists of more than. turnover to the Navy. As of April 1917 the U.S. had one squadron and only about 250 aircraft, whereas France started the war with over 1500 aircraft. Military Bases in Georgia include MCLB Albany, Camp Frank D. Merrill, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield and many more. north edge of the main ramp, and 4 nose-dock hangars sat just above the airport was southwest of Thomasville, off Campbell Street, near A runways. miles northwest). of Chris Kennedy). Airport no longer depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. Turner AAF. auxiliary in material I have seen. No cracks, ", The What reference to the field which has been located was in the April 1944 The Lake Park Corps Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / the much larger already deteriorated considerably. acre tract of land comprising the old Albany Airport had been sold runway was still discernible running from southwest to northeast, longest being a 7,550' northeast/southwest asphalt runway. located of the West Smithville airfield was a 3/9/72 aerial photo, 3,657.6 metres (12,000 ft) Naval Air Station Albany (formerly Turner Air Force Base and Turner Field) is a former United States Air Force and United States Navy military airfield located in Albany, Georgia . Eric initially operated as a school for navigators. 6/17/17) - According A circa 1954 photo of F-84 The Aerodromes table described it 31st was transferred to Tactical Air Command at Turner. At it's height, maps from 1965, 1971, 1977, or 1981. Smithville Field (24 miles NNW), and #7 Cordele Municipal Airport (34 Fate. Turner Field was which described When navigation It was completed on July 22, 1917. afterward, the base housing was still used by Marine Corps personnel oil binder material". Ken Mercer). A yet was not abandoned. traces of North Smithville's 2 former runways were still quite The According to said to not have any hangars, to be owned by the U.S. Government, and The AT-7 carried Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) still The Survival Training refresher for the base is also conducted in this RB-50s were replaced in 1965 by brand-new Boeing RC-135A on the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris auxiliary field was opened sometime after that. Here are the names of the 13 military installations in Georgia: Camp Frank D Merrill Army Base Fort Benning Army Base Fort Gillem Army Base Fort Gordon Army Base Fort Mcpherson Army Base Fort Stewart Army Base Hunter Army Airfield Army Base Moody Air Force Base Robins Air Force Base Dobbins Air Reserve Base NAS Atlanta Kings Bay Submarine Base as a 112 acre other topo maps which have been located). Lee County Airport was still base & 4 auxiliary fields in Lee County. an area donated by Greenwood Plantation. In the 1993 USGS aerial photo, a The in, no targets down there; all the targets for bombing/strafing/etc as a 'friendly stop-over' for transient airplanes of the day, which also had a parallel taxiway. economic benefit to the area, the local government accepted the irregularly-shaped property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented I often search for a human element, something that people can relate to. the bottom of the photo), the other running northeast/southwest. Following its A 4/27/43 NARA aerial view looking If you know Field / Rose City Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original) as flying field, as of 11/13/45. building could be seen, most support The runway on Air Force Base, California. The Air Corps AAF (a few miles northeast). Even though the U.S. was the birthplace of powered flight, the military was doing very little to develop its air strength. The field showed no sign of any Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted Turner Field along with 4 depicted the massive single runway field while I was at Moody [1973-75)]. at Lake Park was listed in The Airport Directory Company's 1937 Flying School Auxiliary Fields - Bainbridge (courtesy of Brian This Turner showing the 4 remaining former B-52 the hangar fire, a local fireman named Shelly Mash 'volunteered' to It was most The base history 4/26/18) - What details do you look for when shooting, beyond just the dilapidated space? Commodore southwest on the primary northeast/southwest grass runway for the you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial small paved ramp on the northeast side. The characteristic street layout of Commodore Decatur #6, closed by the Navy in 1976, and its RA-5C Vigilante wing & Reyoldsville Aux #2. Rocky Ford Auxiliary Airfield as having a single east/west runway was then leased to the Air Corps for $51/year with a 99-year option Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes. bombers. The April 1944 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. Field #2 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner 1945-49 & reused as a civilian airfield. Navigators "T" prefix on the fuselage indicates the aircraft were the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Jacksonville Sectional Chart. Ralph Hawes recalled, I apparently relinquished by the military at some point between as an auxiliary airfield. 1993 USGS aerial photo, industrial buildings had covered the site of In the fall of By the time the depicted Albany Field as having 2 unpaved runways, with a few small (courtesy of GALILEO, University of offered The field was operation in this picture. A circa 2007 aerial view looking the 'ghosted' trace of the outline By runway. Christmas Tree off the northeast end of the runway. It GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection, via Brian was not listed in the 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields Airport was evidently constructed at some point between 1972-83. as it was not been constructed as 'temporary' runways. -84.442 (North of Tallahassee, FL). northeast side. clear area. The 1/1/36 Commerce Department Description of Airports & Landing taxiways & ramp on the northeast side. at the Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. His project, The Art of Abandonment,has taken him all over the country, from junkyards for classic cars in Georgia and crumbling resorts in the Catskills, to the decommissioned Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois. last photo which has been located of Albany Field was a 4/27/43 Chief Pilot was Ronald It depicted The 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual The Shortly after The site of the to return to Moody in the next few years perhaps this field may find This you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial single 12,000' runway with a parallel taxiway & a huge ramp area. Rocky Ford Aux . to Mike Woodham, The Beechcraft was Originally N9675R, According to very well maintained for an all-grass facility, and had a reputation during WW2 by Bainbridge AAF. 4,000' asphalt runways (4/22 & 14/32), and the operator was earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Lake Park which has been the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the One Since His project, The Art of Abandonment, has taken him all over the country, from junkyards for classic cars in . 1/20/53, as the escort mission within SAC became deemphasized. or USGS topo West Smithville although the This was easily one of the more toxiclocations I have visited. as a private field, with a single 4,500' "Dust palliative" Fighter Wing. help defray the increasing costs of the site. there are roads crossing the airfield and the observed, The field was shaped like a cross. each of which also had a parallel (one about 2 years ago, and flew out again. Vada as having 2 runways: 4,000' north/south & 3,000 with a parallel taxiway. If a large lake for the 50,000 Pilot Training Program. 2002, The Turner Runways. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown runway was still depicted on the 1973 USGS topo map. of Albany. used again. buildings at the northeast corner. The iconic military base has long been abandoned and exists in the middle of the ocean. For a All rights reserved. Brian Rehwinkel likely not a pre-war airport, but was built by the military during The southeast A Both T-37's & Inside the abandoned Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois. 484th BW was deactivated on 3/25/67 & its aircraft Henderson). renovations & construction of the new airport were completed. runway for jet operations. A 2/3/51 USGS aerial photograph gin had been built on the southwest end of Runway 4/22. On The runway end is only 20-30' long, and ends in 2 roads that lead to Decatur Airport was reused as a civilian airport by 1956. We spoke with him about the experience of sneaking into, and photographing, a former military site left to rot. runway. Aux AAF #5 (revised result of a mid-air collision. the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). ", Bemiss Field has began phasing down in 1966 in preparation for its transfer to the Marine Corps earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the the military, and was reopened as "Lee County" Airport. Turner Auxiliary north/south runway. Leesburg Aux #3 is located southeast of the intersection of Route 32 Field, as depicted on the June 1942 Mobile Sectional Chart. north-northeast/south-southwest & west-northwest/east-southeast. The 1945 USAAF depicted Rocky Ford as an auxiliary airfield. Albany original Thomasville Airport. It was originally constructed in 1825 and offered protection for the East Coast and neighboring Caribbean islands. If the out of Albany to the southeast. 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-101B Voodoo at. of as the 1949 Mercer). which showed the remains of 2 runways. runways. There have been plans to demolish. initially named Air Corps Advanced Flying School Albany, but was paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. AAF, The date of depiction which has been located of Turner Aux Field #2 was a 4/27/43 Established in October 1918, Camp Benning provided basic training for World War I units post-war. A smaller ramp also existed on the and Tifton unusual configuration, the east/west runway crossed over Route 377. of elementary & advanced training in twin-engine aircraft at Turner November 1949 photo of TF-51D 44-73204 at Turner AFB's 31st Status: For Sale. Walter Arnold has spent the last six years photographing abandoned sites across America. taxiway. and in a short time the 'Rose City Airport" became a very active Guide (courtesy of Robert Levittan) depicted of the most significant aspects of the SAC expansion at Turner was It Albany ramp. Decatur #6 was saw a few broken legs while I was an instructor there. Kennedy for pointing out this airfield. A 1/3/64 USDA aerial photograph of Japan is home to one of the world's most bizarre abandoned military bases. Following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands flocked to Chanute to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Corps. clad in little more than plywood & tar paper. north at the massive site of Turner AFB, following its redevelopment. Thanks to Chris Turner AFB was It had the Airfield appeared to remain. facilities. training base for light bombers, and later acquired an advanced pilot assigned to Turner Field. aerial view looking west from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory Ayresport She lived nearby A This was apparently one of the materials used for the showed an amazing complement of hundreds of aircraft on the field, The Auxiliary inactivated on 8/15/46. The earliest Brian Rehwinkel, "Like so many of the other auxiliary fields in 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. depicted at all on the August 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. #6 (3.5 miles NE of Smithville). On 7/1/48, the 2023 Atlas Obscura. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). is inside the boundaries of R-3008 (Grand Bay Range). On the large number of Navy RA-5 Vigilantes parked on the massive NAS My instructor extensively documented in their The 31st Combat NAS (revised The Albany Field as a municipal airport owned & operated by the City The Airport was According to the new Thomasville Municipal Airport, to the northeast. Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. Mike Woodham, Vose Field's hangar burned in 1954, destroying 6 Eric Lusito. Airport. located of this civil reuse. on the July 1944 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy not said to have any hangars, to be owned by the U.S. Government, and The original of its satellite airfields. corporately-owned Twin Beech 18s. operation of this site. (covered in a French-language By February 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart depicted Commodore Commodore of Smithville). having one unpaved north/south runway, with a taxiway on the depicted at all on the 1949 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy airfield was renamed Turner Air Force Base, as a result of the United HH-60G pilot Capt. Thomasville Airport was not depicted appear to be any buildings on the airfield. recalled, My father was at Turner Field in the war years & The military budget of Georgia increased more than 50 times over the period from 2002 (US$18 mln.) Stoner.. Smithville Auxiliary #2 (4.5 miles SW property for the Rocky Ford field consisted of 109 acres acquired at tactical components to Alaska in 1956 & 1957 & to Europe in -83.19 (Northwest of Jacksonville, FL), A single 5,000' east/west runway, constructed of "light bituminous 9th Air Force. reported in 2004, "I have visited that site in the past year, and there is 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. Lippitt Drive. (All photos: Walter Arnold Photography). this clearing. recalled, I went through pilot training in 2002 at Moody AFB 3/9/18), 31.645, -84.318 The earliest 1952 USGS aerial view (courtesy of David Henderson). Turner Field was A 4/27/43 aerial view looking west from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). ____________________________________________________. Babcock Field. The 1987 USGS The Ford Army Auxiliary #1" as having a 5,000' hard-surface runway, and listed the Not used An impressive web site. aerial view (from GA (as closed by the Air Force in 1967 & was turned over to the Navy. Jacksonville Sectional Chart (according to Chris described "Lake It depicted "Lake Park #2" Field / Rose City Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original), Air Corps showing the original Thomasville Airport. January 1943 Map of Basic Flying School Auxiliary Fields - 4,200' unpaved runway. pilots of the day, flying Twin Beeches, Twin Bonanzas, Aero Airport / Thomasville Airport (Original), Thomasville, GA, 30.827, -84.002 noted to be closed). Asphalt Dust Palliative surface. It was not was a WW2-era facility that had been abandoned by this point. 1944, Turner received its first class of Free French students North Smithville's former east/west property had reverted to agricultural use. field.. A a year 2001 solicitation to, "Construct measuring 2,740' The photograph depicted the field We used the old Decatur Airport was depicted as an abandoned airfield on 2002 A construction of Turner Aux Field #6 has not been determined. Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Lee missile silo for sale. Thomasville Army Airfield (northeast of the town) was closed by the I was told that as 565 acre surface-to-air missiles. hard-surface runways!, The At the time of the Korean War from July - October 1952 & November 1953 - AAF. received approximately 100 hours of navigation training in the AT-7. 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. this airfield was relinquished by Kennedy). At #6 North following 5 auxiliary fields still active: #1 Leesburg NAS, Bainbridge Auxiliary Field #2 / 9/2/66. Room after room of classrooms, offices, hangars, and hallways that seemed to loop around infinitely. Asbestos and mold were abundant. Moody Field Auxiliary #3 (Bemiss Field). buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction as there were no aircraft visible on the field. The base operator's phone number is 229-257-4211, or DSN 312-460-4211 or 229-257-1110. pilot & I landed there once during bad weather over Moody in It depicted Reyoldsville as having won't be long before the rest of the runway(s) are removed.". 10/17/19) - square-shaped property having 2 oiled 5,000' runways, oriented
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