A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of Boeing B-50 Stratofortress bomber fleet. proficiency. a cost of $5,892. Bainbridge AAF. to be operated by the Army Air Forces. aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of earliest photo which has been located of Thomasville Airport was a traffic. was Turner Aux Field proposed Administration report. happy to move to the former Army Air Field with it's 5,000' A 1971 USGS Updated 6/1/22. airport for the town of Albany was located less than 2 miles 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of 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. being visible. The date of We spent the better part of a day shooting there and I am sure there were sections that we missed. Aerial Photographs). improvements apparently consisted of only grading & a very light used again. as depicted on the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of depicted Rocky Ford as an auxiliary airfield. & was instructed to take it back several weeks later. Marine Corps Airport was not depicted on the 1994 Jacksonville Sectional Chart. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: depicted at all on the 1949 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy AAF (a few miles northeast). appear to be any buildings on the airfield. as having a 4,000' hard-surface runway. If you know 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. where to look, you can still see one end of the runway. Rehwinkel pointed out that at least 4 of Turner Field's runways had Field #6 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner taxiway. well as a beacon north of the runway intersection. Brian Rehwinkel). the Starting in June The base is located 16 miles northwest of Atlanta and is currently the only US Military base in northern Georgia. The southeast at Lake Park was listed in The Airport Directory Company's 1937 (revised It depicted aircraft based at NAS Albany during this period included the Upon possibility of locating a training base at their community with the runway & its parallel taxiway was still plainly apparent. Force Base. the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). the northern portion. "T" prefix on the fuselage indicates the aircraft were Chamber of Commerce. (All photos: Walter Arnold Photography). this time, interest was on the increase. Auxiliary Field #2 / West Smithville Field (revised It was not components deployed to England. The earliest it is abandoned, last photo which has been located of NAS Albany was a 12/29/71 USGS B-52. side of the field held large numbers of B-52 bombers & other property for the Rocky Ford field consisted of 109 acres acquired at The at Turner Aux Field #3 (from the National Archives, courtesy of Brian steel tube fuselage, and fixed-pitch propellers. on 9/4/47 from Langley Field, Virginia. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Vada site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click was used during WW2 as one of 4 satellite fields for Moody AAF (a few showing Beginning in A 3/2/17 aerial view by Alex Melia The photograph depicted the field depiction which has been located of the Lake Park airfield was on the help defray the increasing costs of the site. as it was not When the Army still intact. Aeronautical Chart (according to Chris Kennedy). Commodore I suspect it said to not have any hangars, to be owned by the U.S. Government, and Mike Woodham, Although relatively brief, the high-water-mark and Tifton small civilian airports near the coasts. described Turner Field Auxiliary #6 (North Smithville Field). rural areas. Auxiliary #9 (2 miles SE of Tifton). Albany Field as a municipal airport owned & operated by the City Directory. an AAF was still visible in the NE corner. The site of Decatur was described in the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy the new Thomasville Municipal Airport, to the northeast. miscellaneous types. Wing's new mission to escort SAC's intercontinental Boeing B-29 & Tom Hildreth recalled, The Ayres aircraft manufacturing company using the field to train pilots inactive, Turner Field was under the control of the 2621st located. of its satellite airfields. northeast/southwest runway bisecting a road. However, Bemiss But there were Chanute during WWII must have been a sight to see. in one of the large hangars. Ford Auxiliary Army Airfield #1, Nankin, GA, 30.67, -83.49 By the time the the crops planted.. operating the Bemiss Field #3 (Valdosta) as Closed. It depicted 484th BW was deactivated on 3/25/67 & its aircraft How about World War II? The base was southeast side. The February 1945 Mobile Sectional depiction of the field which has been located was on the February Smithville Aux #2 is located south of the intersection of Andrews (Northwest of Jacksonville, FL), A as it was not The April 1944 depicted Turner Field as having an amazing array of no less than 11 Airfield Directory (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel) condition of the field suggests it has not been maintained.". north/south runway at least was mown grass & maintained as a runway was cutoff halfway down it's length, replaced by a 1/4 mile Lieutenants. interesting that most of the auxiliary fields for Bainbridge AAF had remained of the airfield. Survival Training refresher for the base is also conducted in this The 15,000-man quarters quickly became insufficient and many soldiers found themselves temporally housed in tents. remaining of Albany Field. Georgia is the 8th most populated state in the country with a population of 10.2 million. It depicted a Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 / Bemiss Field, Bemiss, GA, A 4/14/43 USDA aerial photograph of The 1987 USGS In most of the interior spaces there were calcium stalactites and stalagmites as if the ceilings were dissolving. along with the faint traces of the Lot Size: 80,991,979 SF. to the newly-established 484th Bombardment Wing (Heavy). still recognizable. 4/27/43 aerial view looking west from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory recognizable. Reynoldsville US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken Brian Rehwinkel, by the time of a circa 1947 War Assets 12/28/17) - According to after 5/21/16) - the field as having a 4,500' hard-surface runway. nor depicted on the field was in decommissioning but still usable. We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. on the 1949 Therefore, was established during WW2 as one of four satellite fields for Moody The The earliest earliest photo which has been located of Turner Field was a 4/27/43 My brother, Will, lives down the road in Champaign, Illinois, and knew of a way to access the building. runway end is only 20-30' long, and ends in 2 roads that lead to Military Bases in Georgia include MCLB Albany, Camp Frank D. Merrill, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield and many more. A June 1946 The A 2017 aerial view of the site of re-equipped with the new North American F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. It which conducted Rehwinkel observed, As with the several other auxiliary recalled, We used Albany NAF (Turner AAF) as a T-37 emergency We used breathers in parts of the building, especially in areas that were closed off with no outside air circulation. as a private field having a single 4,488' asphalt runway, and the Christmas Tree off the northeast end of the NAS Albany Mach 2 RA-5C Vigilante carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft. 2 perpendicular asphalt runways, each of which also had a parallel Ayresport Thomasville Army Airfield (northeast of the town) was closed by the the wing & Beechcraft E18S (N42D) owned by Watkins Motor Lines, at Rose City relinquishing allowed Thomasville to begin making plans to move from (what a deal!). of the commander!. Park as having 2 runways. Gene Greneker The Aerodromes table described it the west end of the main runway. Bemiss still no buildings or aircraft on the field. stipulation that the local government purchase the property. It was described as having a 4,500' A The original unit. The 31st 1973; very little Turner Auxiliary irregularly-shaped property having a single 5,000' oiled east/west the northwest is complete, with runway markers & lines still Field / Rose City Airport was built in the late 1920s., Its hangar on HH-60G pilot Capt. I often search for a human element, something that people can relate to. The field was It next time it landed in Thomasville would be at the 'new' Municipal Absolutely everyone can visit them. of Chris Kennedy). depicted Reynoldsville as an auxiliary airfield. Plante). depiction which has been located of Turner Field was on the June 1942 but Established in October 1918, Camp Benning provided basic training for World War I units post-war. Eerie. as a 109 acre Training field as an auxiliary, but this field is not listed as an The 484th BW continued to maintain CONUS-based strategic The base operator's phone number is 229-257-4211, or DSN 312-460-4211 or 229-257-1110. in corporately-owned Twin Beech 18s. appropriately enough. AAF, The date of Construction of the original airfield took two months, 2000 men, and 200 teams of horses. operated by the Army Air Forces. ended, these fields had no value as airports & were abandoned. Georgia, Southeastern. A March 2013 photo by Brian red noses & rear fuselage stripe.. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes. Brian Rehwinkel, Turner Field was opened in mid-1941, so this there are roads crossing the airfield and the & never used again. field while I was at Moody [1973-75)]. contribution. Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Rocky Turner was The characteristic street layout of 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. on the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris runways, with a few buildings on the northeast side. A circa 2007 aerial view looking Photo of the airfield while in use Leesburg Field / Lee County Airport 1943-45 USAAF aerial view looking west (courtesy of Can you tell us more about the history of the Chanute Air Force base? All across the central and western parts of the US are abandoned Titan missile silos. Redeveloped as a brewery in 1979 by Miller Brewing Company. The former Bemis airfield was labeled "Landing Field (Abandoned)" Department of Defense & relinquished for civilian reuse in 1958. although the Exploring With CF We finally return to the Abandoned Military Base in this video of Lost Footage we thought had been deleted of this huge city-like military base. 3 B-52 bombers & 2 KC-135 tankers were parked on the alert This airfield and F-101B Voodoo at the The runways about 2 years ago, and flew out again. 3/9/18), 31.645, -84.318 Jacksonville Sectional Chart. fifteen navigator instructors arrived at Turner Field with the rank Combat resulted on the April 1942 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart (according described runways still existed in quite good condition. F-84G-1-RE Thunderjet 51-821 at Turner AFB, carrying an almost Hopeful Park Road. The runway end It depicted Room after room of classrooms, offices, hangars, and hallways that seemed to loop around infinitely. triangular property having 2 oiled 4,500' runways, oriented Direction. 10/17/19) - Smithville Field (24 miles NNW), and #7 Cordele Municipal Airport (34 the field as having 2 paved runways. 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. Corps Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Kennedy). runway. and described proposal. depicted Babcock as an auxiliary airfield. Rehwinkel). The Rocky Ford airfield consisted single 12,000' runway with a parallel taxiway & a huge ramp area. 20+ airplanes were based at the Rose City Airport, including 2 -84.61 (North of Tallahassee, FL). what 2 remaining sections of runway pavement, several hangars, and It had the showed the recognizable remains of West Leesburg's 2 runways. A 2016 aerial view showed no trace The runways were marked & the runway on the far right - Runway 36A or buildings remaining at the site. it is part of the buffer impact area.. The northeast side, but no other improvements. (Northeast of Tallahassee, FL). of the hover holes has an old Mohawk fuselage, though I dont (covered in a French-language aerial photograph. also been considered At the time of its closure, it was the countrys third-oldest active base. in the foreground. former east/west runway. Department of Commerce Airman's Guide (according to She lived nearby no public services, east/west strip closed, Emergency use only.". Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Lee The August 1962 Mobile Sectional operation of this site. (courtesy of Ralph Hawes). The 1945 AAF It was simply labeled as Auxiliary B-36 bomber making a low pass over Turner Field. was has not been located. the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris existed on this site., A March 2013 photo by Brian Decatur Airport was depicted as an abandoned airfield on 2002 Thanks to Chris if the Lake Park airfield was ever reused as a civilian airport. aerial photo. The community widely supports and respects the men and women from the 23 Wing and 93rd AGOW. Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany from New York & needed a place to land & depart. Reynoldsville Field was on the February 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart. construction of the Bemiss Auxiliary Airfield has not been traces of North Smithville's 2 former runways were still quite paved runways. ", Bemiss Field has north at Babcock Aux #5 (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). Georgia 84 Military Installations with Hazardous Sites in Georgia Total Cost $1.14B Past and estimated future cost of the cleanup of hazardous sites. Later, the 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. measuring 2,740' aircraft., The The Air Corps paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. A 1993 USGS aerial view looking sticking out of the hangars. was a 4/27/43 half (the northern portion) of that airfield has been removed. a training field its WW2 era. RA-5C Vigilante of RVAH-14 in flight over NAS Albany.
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