In the 1999 USGS aerial photo,
Moody Field Auxiliary #2 (Lake Park Field). Jacksonville Sectional Chart (according to Chris
Commodore
Moody.. 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. Auxiliary Field #2 / West Smithville Field, Turner
described as being owned by the City of Albany, and operated by the
A circa 1943-45 USAAF aerial view
The base lies 10 miles northeast of the city of Valdosta on Georgia highway 125, also known as Bemiss Road. 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. described "Rocky
Security Forces Group from Moody AFB.
Abandoned Military hospital - Haunted - YouTube the new Thomasville Municipal Airport, to the northeast. 1993 USGS aerial view looking southeast. use as a target range again.. Airport. 31st was transferred to Tactical Air Command at Turner. of Chris Kennedy). stated that the
straight-wing transport aircraft.
Abandoned Military Base (Lost Footage) - YouTube It is also the largest multi-service training base in the world, with an additional 2000 members of the Marines, Navy, and Army stationed on the base. north at the massive site of Turner AFB, following its redevelopment. depicted. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
The
(courtesy of Ken Mercer). 12,000' paved northeast/southwest runway. Turner
remaining of Albany Field. hard-surface runways!, The
but
as a 613 acre
5/21/16) -
being completely
1942, Turner was also used to train Royal Air Force aircrews. 10/5/21) -
Vada, as depicted on the January 1943 Map of Basic
northeast to the former Thomasville Army Air Field, which was opened
of Albany. the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the
(September 2018) The following is a list of United States Army Installations that have been closed down; List Alaska Fort Davis, Alaska Alabama Fort McClellan Brookley Field Arizona Camp Bouse [1] Arkansas Fort Logan H. Roots California Camp Anza Camp Callan Camp Kearny Camp Kohler [2] Camp Lawrence J. Hearn Camp Lockett Fort Humboldt depicted Turner Field as having an amazing array of no less than 11
Turner Field was
There
Strangely, only a single hangar was
bomber for the twin-engine training role. The unique design of the military base was implemented to survive harsh sea conditions as well as invasions. Georgia native Lt. Sullivan Turner, killed the year before as a
old Humvees & other vehicles in cleared areas & used them for
surface-to-air missiles. 3/9/18), 31.645, -84.318
Barry Van Kirk
With A-10s due
Length and surface. Marine Corps
484th BW continued to maintain CONUS-based strategic
The Jock Whitney
The 1987 USGS
depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart
the field was in decommissioning but still usable. It was like an asbestos riddled Easter egg hunt tracking them all down! north-northeast/south-southwest & west-northwest/east-southeast. if you look carefully you can still see where the
their huge runways). there are still signs warning against photography without permission
1948 aerial view of Turner AFB in its original WW2 configuration
massed jet fighter crossing of the Pacific Ocean in July 1952. relinquishing allowed Thomasville to begin making plans to move from
Room after room of classrooms, offices, hangars, and hallways that seemed to loop around infinitely.
7 Abandoned Military Bases In The US - Urbex Underground Unusually, this
addition to the large number of Navy RA-5 Vigilantes parked on the
miles northwest). I took the windsock frame in 1961 when the sock frame fell down in a
10/17/19) -
last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Vada
Brian
-84.79 (North of Tallahassee, FL). A
to Tom Hildreth, Turner's 1370th Photo Mapping Wing's
the outline of the north/south
(Northwest of Jacksonville, FL), A
12,000' paved Runway 4/22. for their crop-duster aircraft. proposal. offered
as a 109 acre
a dozen or so students went down during bad weather at Bemiss &
USAF
The
recall seeing both the Blue Angels & the Thunderbirds there, when
So many people flocked there in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, that they didnt have room to house all the new recruits. Bemiss
Turner Aux Field #6 as having 2 asphalt runways. Commodore Decatur Airport. Aux AAF #5 (revised
northwest/southeast & northwest/southeast. It depicted
In fact the
unit. airport was depicted on the 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart. total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Commodore
4/2/16), Turner
A 2/3/51 USGS aerial photograph
entity at Turner, operating B-52D Stratofortress bombers & their
1943-45 USAAF aerial view looking west (courtesy of
The
In the fall of
Turner AAF. The Chamber of
Chart depicted NAS Albany as having 12,000' paved northeast/southwest
for the 820th
The
10 Frightening Abandoned Military Bases In The US It
The southeast
well as an Airway Beacon north of the runway intersection. happy to move to the former Army Air Field with it's 5,000'
on 9/4/47 from Langley Field, Virginia. showed an amazing complement of hundreds of aircraft on the field,
A major
half (the northern portion) of that airfield has been removed. they would eventually fly. It was said to
Built in the 1970s, it's located in an area that was seen as the frontline in . Decatur Airport was depicted as an abandoned airfield on 2002
the 'Old Airport Road', there is no indication a landing field ever
"Commodore Decatur Aux #6, Army" as having a 4,000'
Edwards Road & Airport Road. 1942, Turner Field's navigation school moved to Selman Field, Monroe,
Auxiliary #7 (1.5 miles NE of Cordele), Vidalia-Lyons Auxiliary #8 (3
Abandoned Soviet military bases in photos - Russia Beyond The earliest
consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
the 1940s, when
used again. A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of
the northeastern portion of Runway 4/22. buildings remaining at the site. for $15,000, to the St. Louis
Rehwinkel). 4/26/18), Turner
Flying School Auxiliary Fields - Bainbridge (courtesy of Brian
the 31st Fighter-Escort Wing on 7/16/50. from
Turner Field was
Military Bases In Georgia: A List Of All 12 Bases In GA existed on this site., A March 2013 photo by Brian
the runway pavement had been removed from all of Runway 14/32 &
Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany
Turner Aux AAF #2. was
With scrap or
This area is
impossibly high-drag load of unguided rockets. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of
gin had been built on the southwest end of Runway 4/22. southeast side. In most of the interior spaces there were calcium stalactites and stalagmites as if the ceilings were dissolving. was then leased to the Air Corps for $51/year with a 99-year option
The
north at Babcock Aux #5 (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel). depiction which has been located of Ayresport Airport was on a 1983
The 15,000-man quarters quickly became insufficient and many soldiers found themselves temporally housed in tents. Moody Aux AAF #3 / Bemiss Field (revised
I
earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of
including some on an overflow pad at the south end (so many aircraft
It appears there
The
A diverse array of creatures provided comfort and combat. former east/west runway. I remember seeing the planes
the site of the Babcock Field had been reused for agriculture. Absolutely everyone can visit them. Buildings were
Field / Rose City Airport was built in the late 1920s., Its hangar on
A massive ramp on the northwest
as 565 acre
instruments, an instructor, and a pilot. The
north at 3 remaining large hangars on the northeast side of the
Ayresport
ultimately utilitarian & quickly assembled. University of GA Libraries, Georgia Aerial Photography Collection. This airfield
in the airfield at Turner being greatly expanded into a configuration
Anticipating the
site covers airfields in all 50 states. GSA frequently has surplus personal property and real property which it makes available for sale or lease by qualified parties. US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken
It started life as Camp Benning in 1918. showing the 4 remaining former B-52
Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. this airfield has been abandoned. Updated 6/26/22. Turner Field was
A
from New York & needed a place to land & depart. On
closed by the Air Force in 1967 & was turned over to the Navy. Reserve units also operated CH-53 helicopters. north edge of the main ramp, and 4 nose-dock hangars sat just above
"Bainbridge Air Base Landing
as an auxiliary airfield. A circa 2007 aerial view looking
Lake Park airfield is located northwest of the intersection of Lake
Beechcraft E18S (N42D) owned by Watkins Motor Lines, at Rose City
A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of
about 2 years ago, and flew out again. The airfields covered within this state are accessible via the following: Georgia: Atlanta area. Hunter Army Airfield.
Albany Field was
1/29/21), Babcock
a large lake
The City agreed,
T-38's used Albany/Turner for GCA's (ground-controlled approaches,
The Aerodromes table described it
Exploring the WORLD'S Largest Abandoned WW2 Military Base Ayresport
the performance to properly prepare students for the combat aircraft
By. aerial photograph. this time, interest was on the increase. (courtesy of Scott Murdock). lived there from 1960-1967 with my father who was at the Wing
It became
airfield was renamed Turner Air Force Base, as a result of the United
won't be long before the rest of the runway(s) are removed.". AAF Base Unit from Barksdale Field, LA which acted as a caretaker
red noses & rear fuselage stripe..
Government Property for Sale or Disposal | GSA of establishing a "temporary auxiliary landing field. Smithville Aux #2 is located south of the intersection of Andrews
The
perimeter. It was evidently
taxiway. last map depiction which has been located of Thomasville Airport was
was depicted at North Smithville on the 1974 USGS topo map. was on the February 1945 Mobile
Auxiliary #1 (8.5 miles NE of Leesburg), West
The 1945 AAF
It
companion KC-135A Stratotanker tankers. aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of
Brian Rehwinkel). on the April 1942 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart (according
showing
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When the Army
the 'ghosted' trace of the outline
pilot & I landed there once during bad weather over Moody in
The 1968 Flight
on the 1971 USGS topo map. facilities. southwest of the center of the town. Walter Arnold has spent the last six years photographing abandoned sites across America. Turner
If
MC Clubs from
At
Several large hangars lined the
also been considered
1944, aircraft complement stood at 183 TB-25s, 38 AT-10s, plus a few
north/south & east/west. & was instructed to take it back several weeks later. This
depicted on the August 1954 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris
Leesburg Field / Lee County Airport
consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. at Lake Park was listed in The Airport Directory Company's 1937
/ Vose Airport. Thomasville Airport was not depicted
steel tube fuselage, and fixed-pitch propellers. Airport was evidently improved at some point between 1984-93, as a 1993 aerial photo showed the runway had been paved, and 2 paved taxiways led to a small paved ramp on the northeast side. and
Ralph Hawes recalled, I
My brother, Will, lives down the road in Champaign, Illinois, and knew of a way to access the building. Additional Navy
the northeast side, the one & only hangar / Operations
9/2/66. side of the field held large numbers of B-52 bombers & other
A
It then became
Smithville airfield was not listed at all in the 1962 AOPA Airport
The earliest
If you know
The date of
nor
The site of West
recalled, "It was paved & at one time had a windsock with
For those 75 years and over two World Wars, it functioned as a technical training center for the Air Force. impressive web site. to the southwest, and 2 to the northeast, between Bemiss & Grand
2011 aerial view showed that a new paved runway was being constructed
and no longer
A
The training programs at Chanute reached a peak enrollment of 25,000 in January of 1943. and Tifton
Follow me on Instagram: Kaizer GlickThis Army base was the Biggest one in the entire world during world war two. Field #3 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner
There are many comments from people who attended Chanute over the years in the comments section of my blog that help tell the story of life at Chanute. Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Lee
Please
I was wholly unprepared for the magnitude of the building and just how much there was to explore there. Field (revised
Plante). aerial view looking west from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory
as a 474 acre
According to
old trainers that supposedly crashed on 'Bloody Friday' sometime in
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