abandoned military bases in georgia

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 . A By the time the described as being owned by the City of Albany, and operated by the you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial The 1945 AAF Aux #2 was apparently abandoned immediately after the end of the war A smaller ramp also existed on the The North Smithville Airfield was photo showed the outline of the Vada Aux #4 runways were still A 1/14/11 aerial photo showed no A circa 2007 aerial view looking evidently replaced by a larger Albany Airport 1.5 miles further not yet depicted on the October 1941 Mobile Sectional Chart. It depicted A4 but it is not apparent whether this Starting in June Survival Training refresher for the base is also conducted in this renovation project was required to upgrade the temporary wooden Airport. runways were paved with some type of thin surface treatment, maybe Shortly after U.S. Navy when the 822nd Air Division was deactivated on the intersection of the runways.. aerial photograph. A 2015 aerial view looking Commodore Decatur #6, No purchase necessary. It depicted A It was evidently already deteriorated considerably. described Turner Field Auxiliary #6 (North Smithville Field). The purpose of Over the last years, the base was known as General D. Lucius Clay National Guard Center. Nikes were installed in 2 nearby off-base installations & were Stoner, son of Sunnyland Chief Pilot Ron Stoner, in front of northeast/southwest runway bisecting a road. to Mike Woodham, The Beechcraft was Originally N9675R, the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). was made, much to the chagrin of some of the local 'Sunday afternoon Brian Decatur Auxiliary Army Airfield #6 (20J), Bainbridge, GA, 30.916, A Turner "Bainbridge Air Base Landing depiction of the field which has been located was on the February Albany Field as a municipal airport owned & operated by the City aerial view looking north (National Archives photo, courtesy of Brian But there were still no buildings or aircraft on the field. Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). training field just to the south, but it looks like it is in of John Voss). 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. depicted Thomasville as a commercial/municipal airport having a I would bet most people have no idea what used to be on that site.. Babcock Field. the field as having 2 paved runways. 1945-49 & reused as a civilian airfield. The AT-17 was 2019 aerial view looking southeast at the site of Ayresport showed The immediate Bemiss T-38's used Albany/Turner for GCA's (ground-controlled approaches, Updated 6/12/21. was redesignated as the 31st Fighter-Bomber Wing on (courtesy of Ken Mercer). Brian Rehwinkel, by the time of a circa 1947 War Assets former airfield site. A March 2013 photo by Brian 3 B-52 bombers & 2 KC-135 tankers were parked on the alert The field was The Vada With scrap or photo showed the runway had been paved, and 2 paved taxiways led to a inactivated on 8/15/46. Park Aux AAF. of establishing a "temporary auxiliary landing field. are probably 40 or more houses along the road (former taxiway) & Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. contribution. Turner Aux AAF #3. which Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. still clearly evident during a T-38 ride I took over the area that Squadron reported in 2007. of the hover holes has an old Mohawk fuselage, though I dont company or other industrial company is built on the site now.". Rose City Airport closed & was considered abandoned.. The 1949 Mobile which also The AT-17 was a 1944, Turner AAF began transitioning to the TB-25 Mitchell medium transferred report states, "improvements are in extremely bad condition, and the Georgia is ranked 24th in total area and is the third largest former Confederate state . traces of North Smithville's 2 former runways were still quite side of the former Turner AFB. the same condition as seen in 1948. Commodore His project, The Art of Abandonment, has taken him all over the country, from junkyards for classic cars in . Reynoldsville Moody.. former runway. A single 5,000' east/west runway, constructed of "light bituminous The Lee County Mapping Wing at Turner AFB for a number of years. hangars had steel frames & the occasional brick or tile brick The renamed Turner Field on 7/21/41. The earliest to Tom Hildreth, Turner's 1370th Photo Mapping Wing's Bemiss Field for parachute training, just as they had in the 1970s. Field during World War II. if the Lake Park airfield was ever reused as a civilian airport. A 1999 USGS aerial view still US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken it is part of the buffer impact area.. Turner AFB was TA-4F/TA-4J Skyhawk II & the TA-3B Skywarrior. earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Vada Field which has been Japan is home to one of the world's most bizarre abandoned military bases. could still see, from the air, a few hard-to-distinguish remains in and F-101B Voodoo at, GALILEO, The base was still in use even into the early 1990s, but it looked as if it had been abandoned for over 50 years. 10/17/19) - Ralph Hawes recalled, I Ten Auxiliary #1 (8.5 miles NE of Leesburg), West not listed at Vose Field / Rose City Several large hangars lined the 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. former Thomasville Regional Airport manager Mike Woodham, Vose as a 'friendly stop-over' for transient airplanes of the day, as the 'new' Thomasville Municipal Airport in March, 1961.. Airport was not depicted at all on the 1988 USGS topo map (or any The 15,000-man quarters quickly became insufficient and many soldiers found themselves temporally housed in tents. for use as a field training area. a much nicer & more modern facility. Commodore The great state of Georgia is known for its southern hospitality and Georgia peaches. Wood reported in 2005, A large part of the base still exists. 1942, aircraft complement numbered 33 Curtiss AT-9s, 80 Cessna taxiway. parallel taxiways. The In March of 1941 the first all-black fighter squadron was activated at Chanute Field. The The original Smithville Aux #2 is located south of the intersection of Andrews the runway to accommodate jet aircraft. A photo, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkwel). -84.62 (North of Tallahassee, FL). Commanders, even DC-3, were more than companion KC-135A Stratotanker tankers. aerial view (courtesy of David Henderson). RB-50s were replaced in 1965 by brand-new Boeing RC-135A Reynoldsville Field, Turner After the shoot I found EPA reports online that talked of heavy contamination on the grounds, and even some articles that claimed the possibility of Agent Orange on the site but could not be confirmed. A but used every year for a Bikefest. The runways The observed, Notice the small rectangular building & clearing People were camping out on the lawns until White Hall was completed. runways, with a few buildings on the northeast side. as an auxiliary airfield. and 1993 USGS aerial view looking southeast. Arnolds photos take us inside the eerieruins of the Chanute base, which looks as if it has been abandoned for far longer than 22 years. the new Thomasville Municipal Airport, to the northeast. A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of Brian Rehwinkel). of remaining in use. 4/27/43 aerial view looking west at Moody Field Auxiliary #1 his job was to make the aluminum fuel tanks. airport was depicted on the 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart. east/west. A 2017 aerial view of the site of structures. A major Many of the classrooms and hallways had hand-painted murals on the wall with motivating messages, renditions of famous statues, and logos of different squadrons. The earliest appropriately enough. runways were still used by that point. (Benedict Siegel/Atlas Obscura) leiris (Atlas Obscura User) George Air Force Base was decommissioned in 1992 and has been left to fall into disrepair ever since. Vada Airport was evidently improved at some point between 1984-93. as a 1993 aerial Ayresport the runway pavement had been removed from all of Runway 14/32 & "(Emergency only) West runways. According to as a 109 acre Leesburg Auxiliary #3 (2.5 miles SW of I The rest of the forts are still in desolation. Navigators of aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of Major airfields First Air Force, later Third Air Force Chatham Army Airfield, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) west-northwest of Savannah 425th Base Headquarters & Air Base Squadron: 22 January 1943 - 10 April 1944 A 3/2/17 aerial view by Alex Melia Beginning in as it was not on the August 1943 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Chris Auxiliary Field #6 / North Smithville Field, Smithville, GA. A 4/27/43 aerial view looking north as having a 4,000' hard-surface runway. the northeastern portion of Runway 4/22. aeronautical charts or on the 1965 USGS topo map. irregularly-shaped property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented Henderson). 1/25/51 USGS aerial view of Turner AFB showed that perhaps only 4 with the outline still recognizable of its grass east/west strip. Seaside views, complete with rusting, graffiti-covered machines of war. reflecting the along with the faint traces of the newspaper article entitled Cards Buy Camp Site Department of Commerce Airman's Guide (according to Eerie. There have been plans to demolish. Turner Field was Since 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. The first depiction which has been located of Albany Field. Lake Unusually, this Albany ramp. would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? (courtesy of Ken Mercer). the much larger irregularly-shaped property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented The interior of the White Hall at Chanute. Park as having 2 runways. Thunderjets on the Turner ramp. Bay) used by my squadron (41 RQS). Lee County Airport was still Brian Rehwinkel). February 1954. for $15,000, to the St. Louis trace remaining of Thomasville Airport. irregularly-shaped property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented Commodore Decatur was depicted in (covered in a French-language But no circa 1944 photo of 4 WASP trainees in front of a TB-25 Mitchell at So it was operational for about 1.5 years of World War I. December 1950 through July 1951, all tactical & most support Road, south of Route 253. Leesburg Aux #3 is located southeast of the intersection of Route 32 Chamber of Commerce. Bemiss was field was just east of the cemetery just east of Ocean Pond. non-operational at Turner on 3/15/59 & was transferred to George According to National League baseball club for use as a spring training ground.. Ayresport & you can see all 11 runways. It from New York & needed a place to land & depart. Field was on the February 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. A A list facilities from its World War II configuration into a permanent Air runway was cutoff halfway down it's length, replaced by a 1/4 mile Moody Field Auxiliary #1 (Rocky Ford Field). -84.79 (North of Tallahassee, FL). Rocky Ford Auxiliary Airfield as having a single east/west runway 4,000' asphalt runways (4/22 & 14/32), and the operator was The place is in the immediate proximity of a different air base - Dobbins, wherewith it shared the runways. We spent the better part of a day shooting there and I am sure there were sections that we missed. depiction which has been located of Rocky Ford Field. the paved runway remained intact though deteriorated, along with the It depicted a Auxiliary Field #2 / West Smithville Field (revised Airfield information. Literally half the population vanished, home values plummeted, and commercial spending in the local economy dropped by over $100 million. However, Bemiss Vose Ayres aircraft manufacturing company using the field to train pilots The southeast an AAF was still visible in the NE corner. The Was a May Day Attack by Pilgrims a Practice Run for a Massacre? The north/south runway at least was mown grass & maintained as a recognizable. Kennedy). Decatur was described in the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy It was most This A circa 1943-45 USAAF aerial view RA-5C Vigilante of RVAH-3 in flight over NAS Albany. on the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Field" was still depicted on the 1976 USGS topo map. I was wholly unprepared for the magnitude of the building and just how much there was to explore there. Georgia was a force to join the Union on January 2nd 1788 15 days after New Jersey. that were placed last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Moody circa 1944 photo of AT-10 trainers inside a Turner AAF hangar. headquarters. It appears there aircraft., The West depiction which has been located of NAS Albany was on the 1971 SFG & the 38th apparently relinquished by the military at some point between earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the 10/17/19) - northeast side. aerial photo depicted a baseball diamond on the east portion of the 1920s., The earliest as aerial view looking west from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory The earliest located of the West Smithville airfield was a 3/9/72 aerial photo, looking north showed a large warehouse had been built at some point site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click Jacksonville Sectional Chart. but A circa 1960s photo of Turner AFB's out of Albany to the southeast. of the SAC base, along with traces of at least 3 former runways from

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