Gonzalez Field was one of the amazing number of auxiliary fields which were established by the Navy. directions to pns Pensacola Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus) was one of the primary shore airfields of the Fleet Air Arm. Tidal range: 1.6 feet. Over the next few years, several of the Navy hangars and the former power plant were sold to private companies. 0000005406 00000 n 0000013632 00000 n The move was part of a larger military reorganization plan by the Department of Defense under John F. Kennedy as 73 other domestic and foreign military bases closed at the time. Richmond Naval Air Station. During this time, Naval Air Station (NAS) Glenview was the largest primary training facility for the U.S. Navy. Bldg. Flagler County Inmate Search. Branan Field was labeled "Abandoned airport" on the 1964 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). tied up with the APDs. trailer << /Size 2294 /Info 2134 0 R /Encrypt 2149 0 R /Root 2148 0 R /Prev 652955 /ID[<8356590b1b6bef730760189110814adf><8356590b1b6bef730760189110814adf>] >> startxref 0 %%EOF 2148 0 obj << /Pages 2144 0 R /Type /Catalog /DefaultGray 2145 0 R /DefaultRGB 2146 0 R /OpenAction 2150 0 R /Outlines 2152 0 R /PageMode /UseOutlines >> endobj 2149 0 obj << /Filter /Standard /V 1 /R 2 /O ({3:LU3n) /U (A^jav`\)[`L,i) /P -44 >> endobj 2150 0 obj << /S /GoTo /D [ 2151 0 R /Fit ] >> endobj 2292 0 obj << /S 673 /T 1055 /O 1137 /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 2293 0 R >> stream During World War II, the Navy and Marines used it to train pilots. 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A 1964 topo map indicated that the octagonal outline of Branan Field was paved, but that the runways had been eliminated. After the war, NAS Green Cove 0000006632 00000 n I very much enjoy the living history you present on this site. My name is Jim Gillies and I read your article When the Navy no longer needed the Lee Field property and facilities, it was declared excess in 1963 and deeded to the City of Green Cove Springs who sold it in 1965 to Mr. J. Louis Reynolds. CDC 202. Some summers, before I was born, when our mother was on her first deathbed, the one she survived, Wanda and Katie and Janet came to the officers pool five days in a row, especially after Katie got her drivers license. Springs who sold it in 1965 to Mr. J. Louis Reynolds. Naval Air Facility Atsugi, located in Kanagawa Prefecture on mainland Japan, is the Navy's largest air base in the Pacific and home to the Carrier Air Wing Five. Feb 10 1947 USS B. W. Reid APD 119 0000004820 00000 n 0000007199 00000 n Since the US Navy left the site it had been leasing from the City of Dallas in 1998, it has been used mostly for storage. The private airfield portion of Reynolds Industrial Park was known as Reynolds Airpark. All rights reserved, New Life for Hensley Field Former Naval Air Station Dallas, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Discusses Hensley Field's Potential During White House Visit, Counseling Services Offered After Three Children Killed, Two Hurt In Ellis County, Novak Djokovic Denied' US Entry Ahead Of Indian Wells, Joe Biden Asked To Intervene, Barbara Corcoran Says Meeting Mark Cuban Was Her Most Embarrassing Moment' on Shark Tank' Here's Why. =(Z]X *O^;a/Wb#Xt,Ke7a"PoT_A=eDi_}p[MiC&7/n)y F'f Camp Lejeune is unfortunately the flagship of contamination on a long list of other contaminated U.S. military installations. Due to a tight right turn off of U.S. Route 1 onto Sigsbee Rd, we recommend following the alternate route directions described on the US Military Campgrounds and RV Parks website. NCIS World Map NCIS Headquarters 27130 TELEGRAPH ROAD SOUTHEAST FIELD OFFICE 1576 MASSEY AVENUE NAVAL STATION MAYPORT FL 32228 PHONE: 904-270-5361 DSN: 270-7435. 0000008667 00000 n 1946 and 1947 about 600 DEs, APDs and other ships were berthed NAS Corpus Christi is currently headquarters of the Chief of Naval Air Training as well as the location of an Army depot, Coast Guard air station, naval aviation forecast detachment, and surveillance support center. Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, FL. The diretions to Oceana Naval Air Station/apollo Soucek Field include intermediate detailed maps of each turn on the way. A portion of the unused runways at Reynolds Airparkwas leased toa car dealership as temporary storage. 0000012701 00000 n Ae1M$:bFRGxp:'P%Cnc9@~[:EM8 From 1940 through 1943, Lee Field was a Naval Auxiliary Air Facility to the Naval Air Station at Jacksonville. 0000017076 00000 n Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Ault Field (including Area 6) Coupeville Seaplane Base Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor Naval Arctic Research Laboratory - Barrow Mr. Andre K. Lee Andre Lee grew up in Honolulu and started his Navy career back in 2001 at former Public Works The Life and Death of Naval Air Station Lee Field . Elgin Air Force Base is a Untied States Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida. The navy projected that the Olathe base would quarter 2,000 enlisted men and about 100 officers; however, by the end of the war the base could house about 6,400 sailors. of DEs and APDs at Green Cove. 0000009800 00000 n The former naval facility is also used to store an unfinished hovercraft, the Arctic Discover treasure-hunting ship, and a space shuttle external fuel tank, among all the other things being stored there. 40 . The official public website of Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has published a number of books on abandoned and forgotten locales throughout the United States and continues to advocate for preserving these historic landmarks. Corry Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station (2 nd location), Myrtle Grove, FL 30.4, -87.29 (West of Pensacola NAS, FL) A circa 1920s aerial view looking north at Corry Field. I released my first book, Abandoned Birmingham, in July 2018 and it is available worldwide through most major booksellers. 0000010875 00000 n Hensley Field first opened in 1928 as a U.S. Army Air Field and became Naval Air Station Dallas in the 1940s. The 463, 128 acre base sits three miles from Valparaiso and Niceville. I spent many hours in the library archives, but, sadly, they Green Cove Springs is a city Coordinates: 301307N 0815236W / 30.21861N 81.87667W / 30.21861; -81.87667 Naval Air Station Cecil Field or NAS Cecil Field (IATA: NZC, ICAO: KNZC, FAA Location identifier: NZC) was a United States Navy air base, located in Duval County, Florida. , 1964. Vehicle Registration NAF Atsugi: If you have any questions regarding the registration, deregistration or disposal of a vehicle including LTO, please contact VRO at 315-264-3805, or 0467-63-3805, or visit NSF Atsugi website. 1942. Toll-Free 1-800-710-5184 The Naval Auxiliary Air Station closed in June 1962. It was renamed Naval Air Station Green Cove Springs in August 1943 and consisted of four 5,000-foot runways. My The Museum have indoor and outdoor displays of plane and vehicles. Rear view of a power plant at the naval base : Green Cove Springs, Florida in 1962. 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Naval Air Station North Island is the official birthplace of Naval Aviation because the Navy's first aviator, Lieutenant Theodore Ellyson, and many of his colleagues were trained here. 0000003685 00000 n The city of Green Cove Springs annexed theabandoned naval base and sold it to Reynolds Metal Company for redevelopment. The It was not until 1984 that the city annexed Moffett Field is located 35 miles south of San Francisco and approximately 1 mile south of San Francisco Bay in Santa Clara County, California. More Info. NAS Lee Field - Abandoned Southeast Posted on July 29, 2016 by Abandoned Southeast NAS Lee Field NAS Lee Field was primarily used to train pilots for aircraft carrier landing operations during World War II. NAS Corpus Christi has supported. Renderings in the Hensley Field plan show what looks like an entirely new city with tall buildings, bridges over waterways, sail boats, a beach and an automated people mover. During the war, it was primarily used by the Navy and Marines to train pilots. an aircraft carrier in WWII in the South Pacific. memory is not that good now. Commission the last 2 years I was in the Navy. 0000011290 00000 n My goal is to showcase the obscure, sometimes historic, forgotten places I have visited across the Southeast. 0000005158 00000 n CML: 0467-63-3794. 0000011154 00000 n Figure 17. In September 1940, the U.S. Navy opened Naval Air Station Lee Field in honor of Ensign Bejamin Lee who had lost his life in a crash at Killinghome, England during World War I. Naval Air Station Lee Field was a United States Navy air base that opened on September 11, 1940, in Green Cove Springs, Florida to support the World War II efforts. NAS Lee Field was primarily used to train pilots for aircraft carrier landing operations during the Second World War. FORMER NAVAL AIR STATION MOFFETT FIELD RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD BUILDING 943, WORLD ROOM MOFFETT FIELD, CALIFORNIA Mr. Moss asked for corrections to the 12 July 2007 meeting minutes. 850-623-7011. The former base comprises three areas: Main Base Area (8,500 acres), Yellow Water Weapons Area (7,900 acres), and Jacksonville Heights (800 acres). Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The facility was renamed Naval Air Station Green Cove Springs in August 1943. 155o0400 W.) Depths: 6 to 46 feet. The Air Station was named in honor of Ensign Benjamin Lee, who died during the First World War. When you drive into the site, youre like, 'Oh my goodness, you could almost build an entire new city out here on Hensley Field,'" Eric Anthony Johnson, the city's former chief of economic development, housing and neighborhood services, told NBC DFW in a 2021 interview. No worries. The APD 106 I am sure I helped put that ship WWII era control tower at Memphis Naval Air Station. I love this! The base was completely shut down by June 1962. The comments below have not been moderated, By 0000013060 00000 n Graeme Parker Hoof Gp Wikipedia, P.O. 0000015878 00000 n 0000009585 00000 n The air station is now a private airfield known as Reynolds Airfield with a single runway currently operational. On September 11, 1940, the US Navy opened Naval Air Station Lee Field in northeast Florida at Green Cove Springs on the west side of the St. Johns River. My name is Leland Kent and I have had an interest in abandoned places ever since I was a kid.

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