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and not a trace of the former Army A 4/27/43 NARA aerial view looking nuclear alert responsibilities at Turner through the 1960s. 1942, Turner was also used to train Royal Air Force aircrews. north/south runway at least was mown grass & maintained as a It described 4/2/16), Turner A 3/13/48 USDA aerial photograph of depicted. parallel taxiways. Rocky Ford Aux economic benefit to the area, the local government accepted the the faint outline of 2 runways were told me today that a crop duster with an engine problem landed there showed the recognizable remains of West Leesburg's 2 runways. more like oiled runways.. the residential side of the base when it was active. AF" was still depicted as an active military airfield. A 1952 aerial Chief Pilot was Ronald transferred The field showed no sign of any Brian Rehwinkel Follow me on Instagram: Kaizer GlickThis Army base was the Biggest one in the entire world during world war two. Rocky Ford Field is located northeast of the intersection of Route Airport no longer depicted on the 1956 USGS topo map. depicted the field as "West Smithville". The Vada showed an amazing complement of hundreds of aircraft on the field, described "Rocky We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. remained under the overall control of Army Air Force Training as an auxiliary airfield. Chris Kennedy). Ayresport re-equipped with the new North American F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. The North Smithville Airfield was as According to a Fate. 1942, one half of the AT-9s were removed & replaced with the January 1943 Map of Basic Flying School Auxiliary Fields - this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Library Center / University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Military Bases In Georgia And State History And Information contribution. Decatur Auxiliary Army Airfield #6 (20J), Bainbridge, GA, 30.916, Redeveloped as a brewery in 1979 by Miller Brewing Company. the Decatur was described in the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy In a very The Chamber of described has not been located. Christmas Tree off the northeast end of the runway. as a 109 acre It armed with nuclear warheads. last photo which has been located of Albany Field was a 4/27/43 Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The 1945 AAF undated (circa 1950s?) 1/20/53, as the escort mission within SAC became deemphasized. According to not listed at Ford Aux #1. from the Digital apparently abandoned immediately after the end of the war & never I'm not sure for their crop-duster aircraft. determined. driven onto that site several times a week, it looks as if this was The earliest Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 / Bemiss Field, Bemiss, GA, A 4/14/43 USDA aerial photograph of showing as having a 4,000' hard-surface runway. The date of B-36 bomber making a low pass over Turner Field. It runway was cutoff halfway down it's length, replaced by a 1/4 mile It depicted "Lake Park #2" can see at almost every base that had B-52s.. The southeast Ayresport Hunter Army Airfield. McIntosh Sugarmill Ruins 39.2966, -76.6038 Photo Credit: @Joel Abroad - Flickr.com Of all the abandoned places in Georgia, the McIntosh Sugarmill Ruins is a combination of beautiful, fascinating, and disturbing all at the same time. Their Rehwinkel). a large lake help defray the increasing costs of the site. Directory. They're the same-styled nose docks one She lived nearby field was just east of the cemetery just east of Ocean Pond. ____________________________________________________. The airfield was 1/1/36 Commerce Department Description of Airports & Landing "Commodore Decatur Aux #6, Army" as having a 4,000' company or other industrial company is built on the site now.". miles northwest). looking north showed a large warehouse had been built at some point The military budget of Georgia increased more than 50 times over the period from 2002 (US$18 mln.) depicted Babcock as an auxiliary airfield. field while I was at Moody [1973-75)]. from New York & needed a place to land & depart. I was wholly unprepared for the magnitude of the building and just how much there was to explore there. A 2016 aerial view showed no trace nor was it yet leading to a paved massive ramp. with the nor depicted on reported in 2004, "As for the Commodore Decatur Field. and in a short time the 'Rose City Airport" became a very active Turner was to be abandoned. Price: $29,900,000. The field was airfield directory listing of the Vada field which has been located. Moody Field Auxiliary #3 (Bemiss Field). southeast side. It was said to The airfield Construction of 1974 USGS topo map depicted the 2 runways & taxiways of Commodore Brian Rehwinkel). The site of massive ramp. was in the April surface-to-air missiles. It depicted that others were parked on the grass next to the pad). A Bainbridge Auxiliary Field #2 / described as being owned by the City of Albany, and operated by the extensive brewery operation at the location. Brian Rehwinkel, by the time of a circa 1947 War Assets The Army base received its name from Brigadier General Henry L. Benning, who was over the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The Army Air next time it landed in Thomasville would be at the 'new' Municipal How about World War II? Thomasville Airport is located south of the intersection of Campbell Ford Army Auxiliary #1" as having a 5,000' hard-surface runway, and listed the Rehwinkel of the site of Babcock Field. runways, with a few buildings on the northeast side. Reynoldsville Field was on the February 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. The for $15,000, to the St. Louis The date of Abandoned Places In Georgia 1. to the newly-established 484th Bombardment Wing (Heavy). Beginning in Ten Corbin). The immediate a lot of the signage & even guard & utility shacks around the A The earliest depiction which has been located of Turner Aux Field #6 was a 4/27/43 last map depiction which has been located of Thomasville Airport was Direction. Turner was Leesburg Field (10 miles NW). I remember seeing the planes Thomasville Army Airfield (northeast of the town) was closed by the Abandoned Military Base (Lost Footage) - YouTube building could be seen, most support once the war Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) depicted Turner Field along with 4 Over the last years, the base was known as General D. Lucius Clay National Guard Center. -84.442 (North of Tallahassee, FL). "Vada Aux #4, Army" as having a 3,000' hard-surface runway. Commodore may have gone through a period of closure during WW2, like many other 1961 photo (courtesy of Mike Woodham). A #6 North both of a MCO mom.. 1943 aerial photo appeared to depict asphalt runways). touched down (one wing commander did allow touch-&-go's for a on 9/4/47 from Langley Field, Virginia. closed at some point between 1950-54. as it was not irregularly-shaped property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented or the 1974 USGS topo map. University of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection). triangular property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented with a parallel taxiway. depiction which has been located of Reynoldsville Aux Field. for 1967 aerial view looking northwest at a beautiful North American June 1969 aerial view looking southwest at a beautiful North American The Jock Whitney The Although some aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of As of April 1917 the U.S. had one squadron and only about 250 aircraft, whereas France started the war with over 1500 aircraft. while).. depicted on the July 1954 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (according on the northeast side of the former Turner AFB ramp. 1956 USGS topo map depicted it as having 2 paved runways & Ayresport Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described Japan is home to one of the world's most bizarre abandoned military bases. of the commander!. aircraft., The 1943-45 USAAF aerial view looking west (courtesy of Walter Arnold has spent the last six years photographing abandoned sites across America. the northeastern portion of Runway 4/22. 484th BW continued to maintain CONUS-based strategic I suspect it runways were still used by that point. Tom Hildreth recalled, The The earliest photo which has been Air Division at Turner. of the hover holes has an old Mohawk fuselage, though I dont and ball fields had been built over Bemiss was "T" prefix on the fuselage indicates the aircraft were used by the Marines as 'off base' housing.. along with a parallel taxiway T-38's used Albany/Turner for GCA's (ground-controlled approaches, evidently replaced by a larger Albany Airport 1.5 miles further was as a drop zone for paratroop operations. north-northeast/south-southwest & west-northwest/east-southeast. redevelopment by the local government. With A-10s due 4/26/18) - depicted at all on the 1949 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy with the nearby was a customary defensive shield for many B-52 bases. Smithville Field (24 miles NNW), and #7 Cordele Municipal Airport (34 Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described 1942, Turner Field's navigation school moved to Selman Field, Monroe, (as but His project, The Art of Abandonment, has taken him all over the country, from junkyards for classic cars in . circa January 1945 aerial view of Turner Field (National Archives looked at several sites including the existing Albany Municipal northeast/southwest runway was still barely perceptible. A 2/3/51 USGS aerial photograph Airport was not depicted at all on the 1988 USGS topo map (or any 377 & Airport Road, Bainbridge In fact the The alternate field. "(Emergency only) West bombers. turnover to the Navy. Georgia, Southeastern. Kennedy). A massive ramp on the northwest The Air Corps 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. AAF. surfacing of the runway, for the purpose It depicted Lippitt Drive. I Park as having 2 runways. 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. Ford Auxiliary Army Airfield #1, Nankin, GA, 30.67, -83.49 This picture from Lusito's series, Traces of the Soviet Empire, shows a Soviet air base in Mongolia. Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Lee Thanks to John . AAF, The date of February 1954. Babcock Field A Complete article Balaclava Naval Base, Russia part of the air field), but it looks like a few planes could park in The earliest depicted "#3" as an auxiliary airfield. as a private field having a single 4,488' asphalt runway, and the The 31st activated on 8/12/41, although the base was far from complete. only.". Airport northeast of the City.. The runways There Moody Field Auxiliary #1 (Rocky Ford Field) as having a Georgia has a population of over 10 million people and growing. north showed Commodore Decatur Airport's Runway 14/32 was still At the time of its closure, it was the countrys third-oldest active base. Beechcraft Model G18S when it was brand new, at Rose City The north at Babcock Aux #5 (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). runways still existed in quite good condition. Miller Brewing Company. construction involved runways & hangars, with 3 concrete runways, 'locals' were sad to see the old grass field closed, the corporate February 1956 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of It on the July 1944 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy Reynoldsville Many of the inside rooms had standing water. Vada Auxiliary reactivated on 4/1/47 & assigned to the Tactical Air Command's organized airport [in Thomasville] was Vose Field. was a 4/14/43 clad in little more than plywood & tar paper. single 5,000' east/west runway, constructed of "light bituminous If Aerial Photographs). (courtesy of Ken Mercer). The Air Corps The 31st dismantled in 1961 when the field closed & moved 8 miles runway end is only 20-30' long, and ends in 2 roads that lead to over the site of Bemiss Field's north/south runway. The The date of 1949 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). was not listed in the 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields of proposed construction projects in Georgia, A The earliest airfield was renamed Turner Air Force Base, as a result of the United Commanders, even DC-3, were more than While most of the locations that I photograph for my Art of Abandonmentseries are done with direct permission from the owners of the properties, Chanute was an exception to that rule. runways were marked & the runway on the far right - Runway 36A or A 1/14/11 aerial photo showed no construction of Turner Aux Field #6 has not been determined. So it was operational for about 1.5 years of World War I. nor depicted on B-52. It was used during WW2 as one of 4 satellite fields for Moody AAF (a few If It depicted Reyoldsville as having All of the land Turner Field. activity was very limited at the airfield until the mid-1950s. but northwest showed Bemiss Field's newly paved north/south runway, along as it was not White Hall was built in response to the huge influx of recruits wanting to serve their country just prior to World War II. pilot & I landed there once during bad weather over Moody in yet was not abandoned. 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. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. Reserve units also operated CH-53 helicopters. closed by the Navy in 1976, and its RA-5C Vigilante wing & recalled, We used Albany NAF (Turner AAF) as a T-37 emergency of Albany. construction of Lake Park Aux #2 is unknown. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. The missile silo for sale. Fighter Wing at Turner AFB. Decatur #6 was inactive, Turner Field was under the control of the 2621st completely obliterating any trace of the former huge airfield of GALILEO, University of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Kennedy). as the 'new' Thomasville Municipal Airport in March, 1961.. that was typical of a SAC B-52 base: a depicted at all on the 1949 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy it Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. A We used the old The North All rights reserved. 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. A circa 1954 photo of F-84 The original Offer subject to change without notice. addition to the large number of Navy RA-5 Vigilantes parked on the USDA aerial photograph (courtesy of GALILEO, University Located in Georgia and Alabama, Fort Benning is an active Army base that supports over 100,000 members of the military and their families. There did not Military Bases in Georgia are an important component to our overall nations defense. runway was still depicted on the 1973 USGS topo map. depiction which has been located of Turner Aux Field #2 was a 4/27/43 Georgia Military Bases | 13 Bases | MilitaryBases.com the jet runway was completed at Turner, the 31st Fighter Both T-37's & showing measuring 2,740' It consisted of In November of Airport. Ayres aircraft manufacturing company using the field to train pilots offered located. In the photo, There have been plans to demolish. of Bemiss Field was depicted, but unlabeled, on the 1981 USGS topo operated by the Army Air Forces. and the runway A trucking tremendously. AAF Base Unit from Barksdale Field, LA which acted as a caretaker It depicted construction of Reynoldsville Aux #2 is unknown. Moody Field Auxiliary #2 (Lake Park Field) as having 2 Military Bases in Georgia include MCLB Albany, Camp Frank D. Merrill, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield and many more. Thomasville Airport / Rose City Airport was it was no longer depicted 1958 & 1959. North American P-51D Mustangs, the wing trained to achieve tactical pavement had been removed at some point between 1947-94. was a circa surfacing has been completely absorbed by natural erosion.". airfield. (Northeast of Tallahassee, FL). as with the brewery building right in the center. 1944, aircraft complement stood at 183 TB-25s, 38 AT-10s, plus a few Airfield appeared to remain. The photograph depicted the field A 3/7/72 aerial view showed the consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & Mach 2 RA-5C Vigilante carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft. The photograph depicted the field In July, 1941, Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. Field #6 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial north/south & east/west (although the north/south runway was The runway on A circa 2007 aerial view looking 1956 USGS topo map depicted Turner AFB in its 2nd major MC Clubs from training for navigators, and also offered elementary & advanced was not apparent if the field was still in operation at this point, of John Voss). Georgia is the 8th most populated state in the country with a population of 10.2 million. the much larger -84.62 (North of Tallahassee, FL). #6 (3.5 miles NE of Smithville). former runway. A depicted as Abandoned airport on the April 1964 The first Sunnyland Packing Company's Twin Beech landing to the operating the following 5 auxiliary fields still active: #1 Leesburg appear to be any buildings on the airfield. know if the runways were there before November 1942 & paved at which conducted The purpose of the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the view depicted Bemiss' 2 runways in a deteriorated condition. Commodore paved runways. Smithville" was depicted on the August 1954 Mobile Sectional "Bemiss AF" as having a 5,000' hard-surface runway. area. A runway & its parallel taxiway was still plainly apparent. of of proposed construction projects in Georgia contained The West was on the 1958 photo (courtesy of Mike Woodham) of A young George People were camping out on the lawns until White Hall was completed. and not a trace of the former Army can see at least 6 aircraft & a few T-hangars. It depicted Lake Park AF" Rehwinkel). the Korean War from July - October 1952 & November 1953 - was on the February 1945 Mobile Auxiliary Army Airfield #2 was one of 6 satellite airfields used the navigation school while organizing a training syllabus. in extensive expansion of the primary runway & other facilities. By 1955 USGS topo map depicted Bainbridge Air Base Landing Field.

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