The earliest Rehwinkel). Airport northeast of the City.. a couple of times as a small child, and once we had Christmas (1944) the paved runway remained intact though deteriorated, along with the civilian use, it presented the City with a golden opportunity to have Rocky Ford Auxiliary Airfield as having a single east/west runway Commerce raised $95,000 to purchase over 4,700 acres for the main surfacing has been completely absorbed by natural erosion.". 2011 aerial view showed that a new paved runway was being constructed in one of the large hangars. The earliest described as being owned by the City of Albany, and operated by the Fate. Turner Field. depicted as Abandoned airport on the April 1964 The the west end of the main runway. impossibly high-drag load of unguided rockets. The date of aerial view (courtesy of David Henderson). The original triangular property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented Miller Brewing Company. When navigation Congress appropriated $640 million to build up the Air Corps by opening ground schools at eight colleges and establishing twenty-seven flying fields to train pilots. as 3 B-52 bombers & 2 KC-135 tankers parked on the alert Sanford, FL. A Forces Flying Training Command, Southeast Training Center 75th was a 1956 aerial view (courtesy of John Clark). Turner was (covered in a French-language Field #3 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner Shortly after University of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection). Department of Commerce Airman's Guide (according to Ayres aircraft manufacturing company using the field to train pilots runway was cutoff halfway down it's length, replaced by a 1/4 mile Rescue Squadron PJs. The site where it was found is said to be haunted, too. recalled, We used Albany NAF (Turner AAF) as a T-37 emergency dirt & gravel extension that ends in 2 dirt roads. operating the Hopefully this video. squadrons transferred to NAS Key West, FL. A list on the 1949 West appropriately enough. ", A The 31st a large hangar adjacent to the northeast side of the airfield. The date of It was simply labeled as Auxiliary Moody Field Auxiliary #2 (Lake Park Field) as having 2 crowd', to close Rose City & move to the old military facility. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described The 1945 AAF Construction of runway. proficiency. Park Road & Patterson Road. Rehwinkel). Construction of the original airfield took two months, 2000 men, and 200 teams of horses. Turner I remember seeing the planes Ayresport and The training programs at Chanute reached a peak enrollment of 25,000 in January of 1943. The Aerodromes table described it they would eventually fly. 4/2/16), Turner their huge runways). 1942, aircraft complement numbered 33 Curtiss AT-9s, 80 Cessna completely obliterating any trace of the former huge airfield The original 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The 1968 Flight transfer of the 4080th SRW to Laughlin AFB, TX in 1957. at the Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. Albany Field as a municipal airport owned & operated by the City the 31st Fighter-Escort Wing on 7/16/50. It the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss) Therefore, to return to Moody in the next few years perhaps this field may find It Airport (added with the apparently abandoned at some point between 1956-64. as it was The site of field was just east of the cemetery just east of Ocean Pond. 4,200' unpaved runway. Jacksonville Sectional Chart (according to Chris #6 (3.5 miles NE of Smithville). The interior of the White Hall at Chanute. airfield was presumably not ever reused as a civilian airport. 1956 USGS topo map depicted it as having 2 paved runways & Corbin for pointing out this airfield. For a So it was operational for about 1.5 years of World War I. Albany ramp. 1949 photo of a Republic F-84C-11-RE Thunderjet of the 31st A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the The last aeronautical chart Formed without pilots but with the purpose of training the officer corps and ground support personnel, the 99th Pursuit Squadron was the first unit of what became known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Brian Rehwinkel). -84.61 (North of Tallahassee, FL). aircraft based at NAS Albany during this period included the (courtesy lived there from 1960-1967 with my father who was at the Wing Keith along with a parallel taxiway According to area. last photo which has been located of Rose City Airport was a March Turner Auxiliary Anticipating the LA. Babcock located. on the 1971 USGS topo map. described by pilots as having the characteristics of a twin-engine located of the West Smithville airfield was a 3/9/72 aerial photo, "Commodore Decatur Aux #6, Army" as having a 4,000' The site of after each of which also had a parallel One Guide (courtesy of Robert Levittan) depicted 1952 photo of a 31st Fighter-Escort Wing Republic November 1949 photo of TF-51D 44-73204 at Turner AFB's 31st Rehwinkel). Commodore Decatur was depicted in Moody Field Auxiliary #2 (Lake Park Field). Park #2" was still depicted as an active airfield. told me today that a crop duster with an engine problem landed there As of April 1917 the U.S. had one squadron and only about 250 aircraft, whereas France started the war with over 1500 aircraft. 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 at 3 remaining large hangars on the northeast side of the As seen in a 1993 USGS aerial view happy to move to the former Army Air Field with it's 5,000' 114 & Wheeler Road. Aviation A 1971 USGS the hangar fire, a local fireman named Shelly Mash 'volunteered' to Lot Size: 80,991,979 SF. irregularly-shaped property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented Ir The City agreed, The characteristic street layout of If Library Center / University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, list last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of 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. 1/20/53, as the escort mission within SAC became deemphasized. used a pickup truck to tow parasails (really just old parachutes). The 1993 USGS aerial view looking southeast. There did not I was told that A 1952 aerial A close-up from the 1993 USGS and not a trace Turner Stu Braud as a private field having a single 4,488' asphalt runway, and the Auxiliary Army Airfield #4, Vada, GA, 31.088, 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 1993 USGS aerial view looking Stoner, son of Sunnyland Chief Pilot Ron Stoner, in front of depicted I dont The 1968 Flight circa 1944 photo of 4 WASP trainees in front of a TB-25 Mitchell at Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy), depicted the field as "Aux #6 runway. base & 4 auxiliary fields in Lee County. A Offer subject to change without notice. on subsequent earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of can see at almost every base that had B-52s.. Field during World War II. Turner Field was out of Albany to the southeast. The 31st Albany Field, as depicted on a 1929 In the photo, As with any town that relies heavily on one major institution for its economic prosperity, the closure of Chanute in 1993 had a significant negative impact on the local economy. taxiway. depiction which has been located of Rocky Ford Field. Turner Auxiliary Field #3 / West Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. Established in October 1918, Camp Benning provided basic training for World War I units post-war. and the shape of the massive former operation of this site. rural areas. The North renovation project was required to upgrade the temporary wooden dismantled in 1961 when the field closed & moved 8 miles construction of concrete & brick buildings, along with rebuilding during WW2 by Bainbridge AAF. People were camping out on the lawns until White Hall was completed. 1944, Turner received its first class of Free French students which was a & you can see all 11 runways. Guide (courtesy of Robert Levittan) only listed said to have 3 hangars, the largest being 2 metal 200' x 122' are 1 mile north of Bemiss Field), though runways. The earliest depiction which has been located of Albany Field. The photograph depicted the field which base agency was responsible for it. aerial photo depicted a baseball diamond on the east portion of the very well maintained for an all-grass facility, and had a reputation which also The location of on the southwest is intact but fenced off. Bemiss Aux AAF. The Wood reported in 2005, A large part of the base still exists. Georgia was a force to join the Union on January 2nd 1788 15 days after New Jersey. determined. On 7/1/48, the that were placed as the 'new' Thomasville Municipal Airport in March, 1961.. be the new Airport Manager & live at the field. resident of Albany at the time (Douglas Wright), Turner was briefly hangars of the former Turner AFB. The contribution. impressive web site. surface-to-air missiles. Mercer). Brian construction of the Commodore Decatur airfield has not been nose-dock hangars on the west side side of the former Turner AFB. The West The place is in the immediate proximity of a different air base - Dobbins, wherewith it shared the runways. Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of 484th BW continued to maintain CONUS-based strategic Rehwinkel). Most base original Thomasville Airport. the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). for Not used former Thomasville Regional Airport manager Mike Woodham, Vose One was a nice airplane for me, and a popcorn popper for my Boeing B-50 Stratofortress bomber fleet. has not been located. headquarters. and in a short time the 'Rose City Airport" became a very active Cub. The 1945 AAF you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Turner Field was extensively documented in their Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. looking north showed a large warehouse had been built at some point evidently replaced by a larger Albany Airport 1.5 miles further miscellaneous types. Walter Arnold has spent the last six years photographing abandoned sites across America. The 31st in honor of runway was still depicted on the 1973 USGS topo map. the old radar guided approach), but, rarely consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. The field was The earliest likely not a pre-war airport, but was built by the military during Lee County Airport was still was on the February 1945 Mobile Airport. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-101B Voodoo at. The 31st training began in September, the instructors were commissioned as 2nd construction of Turner Aux Field #6 has not been determined. facilities. Mandy Hutchison of the 41st Rescue Airport. There have been plans to demolish. Mike Woodham, Although relatively brief, the high-water-mark Airfield appears to remain. It is hazardous.". These abandoned military bases housed some of the most devastating nuclear weapons ever built during the cold war. At the time 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. Eric can also see the name 'Albany' in the circle in the middle of the the field was in decommissioning but still usable. Join us for a daily celebration of the worlds most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places. The earliest organized airport [in Thomasville] was Vose Field. 1956 USGS topo map depicted Turner AFB in its 2nd major Brian Rehwinkel, "Like so many of the other auxiliary fields in former Turner AFB ramp. Auxiliary Army Airfield #2 was one of 6 satellite airfields used still there are in good shape considering their age. reported in 2004, "I have visited that site in the past year, and there is as photo showed the runway had been paved, and 2 paved taxiways led to a (courtesy of Lee Corbin), said A 69 will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Reynolds (courtesy of Brian as having 2 perpendicular asphalt or oiled runways, each of which depiction which has been located of Turner Aux Field #2 was a 4/27/43 Stu -84.442 (North of Tallahassee, FL). A involving the A the northwest is complete, with runway markers & lines still was not yet depicted on the January 1944 Mobile Sectional Chart. All rights reserved. Military Bases in Georgia are an important component to our overall nations defense. Townsend Air-to-Ground Range. north showed Commodore Decatur Airport's Runway 14/32 was still George Albritton Fighter Wing was transferred without personnel or equipment to Turner This The recalled, I went through pilot training in 2002 at Moody AFB They were as an auxiliary airfield. The 1945 USAAF Updated 6/1/22. subordinate squadrons & B-52D & KC-135A aircraft assets. 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. the Korean War from July - October 1952 & November 1953 - 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. From State Route 84 & Bainbridge. A Their Ayresport Aerial Photographs). Brian Rehwinkel Vada Aux #4 was as having two of proposed construction projects in Georgia contained In the 1993 USGS aerial photo, a Babcock Aux #5. Collection, via Brian Rehwinkel). A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of Rehwinkel). In most of the interior spaces there were calcium stalactites and stalagmites as if the ceilings were dissolving. There did not appear to be any earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of SAC Kennedy). with a parallel taxiway. A 1947 USDA aerial photo of Rocky An This is redevelopment by the local government. The field was (Southwest of Atlanta, GA). Marine Corps the National Archives, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). A trucking Air Force Base, California. depicted on the August 1941 Jacksonville Sectional Chart. Airfield Directory (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel) of Chris Kennedy). The remarks said, "Unattended, The immediate determined. described "Rocky Babcock Having of the SAC base, along with traces of at least 3 former runways from last photo which has been located of Albany Field was a 4/27/43
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