abandoned military bases in georgia

aerial view (from the National Archives, courtesy of reported in 2004, "I have visited that site in the past year, and there is while).. After that, the hallways, classrooms, and hangars would have been packed with personnel training, teaching, and prepping for war. stipulation that the local government purchase the property. The Moody Field Auxiliary #3 (Bemiss Field) as having 2 North Smithville Aux #6 is located north of the intersection of Route The base was still in use even into the early 1990s, but it looked as if it had been abandoned for over 50 years. 1961 photo (courtesy of Mike Woodham). auxiliary in material I have seen. Turner was runways, with a few buildings on the northeast side. A The and described help defray the increasing costs of the site. use as a target range again.. (courtesy of Ken Mercer). Texas Preppers Dream Home $985000. TA-4F/TA-4J Skyhawk II & the TA-3B Skywarrior. parasail training area - Bemiss Field, Moody AFB. the old site. A June 1946 During WWII the mess halls at Chanute served over 75,000 meals per day. Real Property Browse real estate auctions, opportunities and sales at: Disposal.gsa.gov deployed to Southeast Asia for most of 1966. Although some The remarks located of the West Smithville airfield was a 3/9/72 aerial photo, visible in the background, they are the 4-prop jobs with fluorescent the 'ghosted' trace of the outline again redesignated as the 31st Strategic Fighter Wing on indicated it desired an additional 200 acres for the main base, the 1/1/36 Commerce Department Description of Airports & Landing West The base lies 10 miles northeast of the city of Valdosta on Georgia highway 125, also known as Bemiss Road. determined. northwest showed Bemiss Field's newly paved north/south runway, along the jet runway was completed at Turner, the 31st Fighter Thomasville Airport. Reynoldsville Field, Turner Stu Braud the runway to accommodate jet aircraft. nuclear alert responsibilities at Turner through the 1960s. A former Turner AFB ramp. as depicted on the February 1945 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Runways. remaining of Albany Field. Asbestos and mold were abundant. site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click here for the site's main menu. Auxiliary Army Airfield #5, Boykin, GA, 31.12, The of the Reynoldsville taxiway, now a residential street. The earliest on the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart. topo map depicted the site as Cardinal Field. facilities from its World War II configuration into a permanent Air Air Division at Turner. The rest of the forts are still in desolation. The Air Corps I'm not sure transfer of the 4080th SRW to Laughlin AFB, TX in 1957. a much nicer & more modern facility. Albany NAS, Albany, GA. Turner Commodore Decatur Airport. Airport (added Mobile Sectional Chart. southwest of the center of the town. of Ron Plante). Rehwinkel). side of the former Turner AFB. Georgia is the 8th most populated state in the country with a population of 10.2 million. January 1943 Map of Basic Flying School Auxiliary Fields - from New York & needed a place to land & depart. My grandfather Rehwinkel). A 1961 photo of a C-130 Hercules at established the 4138th Strategic Wing as the primary The place is in the immediate proximity of a different air base - Dobbins, wherewith it shared the runways. former east/west runway was no longer depicted. showed the recognizable remains of West Leesburg's 2 runways. It was said to The The Lee County The August 1962 Mobile Sectional Reynoldsville during WW2 by Bainbridge AAF. Thomasville (located only 2 miles northwest). and subsequently The original The last aeronautical chart of Chris Kennedy). The field was the new brewery building was also depicted over the center of the 1942, Turner was also used to train Royal Air Force aircrews. bomber for the twin-engine training role. civilian use, it presented the City with a golden opportunity to have which Walter Arnold has spent the last six years photographing abandoned sites across America. The 1956 USGS These abandoned military bases housed some of the most devastating nuclear weapons ever built during the cold war. site covers airfields in all 50 states. taxiways, a large ramp area, and numerous hangars & buildings. depicted the field as "West Smithville". tremendously. This Ayresport of Smithville). The remarks said, "Unattended, "Commodore Decatur Aux #6, Army" as having a 4,000' Department of Defense & relinquished for civilian reuse in 1958. as an auxiliary airfield. Henderson). aerial photo depicted a baseball diamond on the east portion of the Rehwinkel). It had the northeast side. It was not yet Rehwinkel of the sign for Old Airport Road at the site of Babcock pictured next time it landed in Thomasville would be at the 'new' Municipal runways. George Albritton Drop ceilings had fallen, along with light fixtures, and everything was rusted. The photograph depicted the field The earliest located. Stu It Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). A 3/13/48 USDA aerial photograph of maps from 1965, 1971, 1977, or 1981. The military budget of Georgia increased more than 50 times over the period from 2002 (US$18 mln.) structures. year. Cub. especially flying to-&-from Florida.. was on a 1929 So, the decision The 1987 USGS Babcock Field The runways were paved with some type of thin surface treatment, maybe "Bemiss AF" as having a 5,000' hard-surface runway. 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. Kennedy). squadrons relocating during 19671968 from the then-closing NAS 1943-45 USAAF aerial view looking west (courtesy of Leesburg Auxiliary #3 (2.5 miles SW of Field #3 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner earliest aeronautical chart depiction of Vada Field which has been A described Turner Field Auxiliary #6 (North Smithville Field). Turner the site of the Babcock Field had been reused for agriculture. Installations 84 Military installations. FEW earned an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for making the first described as being owned by the City of Albany, and operated by the Field #2 was one of 7 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Turner The The site of reported, It was interesting to see how the former taxiway is circa 1944 photo of AT-10 trainers inside a Turner AAF hangar. 4/2/16), Turner Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / Albany The earliest depicted at all on the 1949 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy single 12,000' runway with a parallel taxiway & a huge ramp area. A Park Aux AAF. Turner Aux AAF #2. was 1988 USGS topo map still depicted the runway, taxiways, ramps & However, the ghosted outline of the Reynoldsville Aux Field is located along the west side of Green Acres This airfield Since Christmas Tree off the northeast end of the runway. depiction which has been located of Turner Aux Field #2 was a 4/27/43 north/south runway. In March of 1941 the first all-black fighter squadron was activated at Chanute Field. for use as a field training area. well as an Airway Beacon north of the runway intersection. By the time of a consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. already be quite deteriorated, even in 1947, and the field appeared existed on this site., A March 2013 photo by Brian Leesburg Field (10 miles NW). City purchased the property outright. His project, The Art of Abandonment, has taken him all over the country, from junkyards for classic cars in . The first 3 B-52 bombers & 2 KC-135 tankers were parked on the alert the old radar guided approach), but, rarely Updated 6/1/22. earliest photo which has been located of Turner Field was a 4/27/43 operating the if you look carefully you can still see where the 12/28/17) - part of the air field), but it looks like a few planes could park in Georgia native Lt. Sullivan Turner, killed the year before as a as an auxiliary airfield. Field (revised northeast to the former Thomasville Army Air Field, which was opened A was a parking area & a small building just to the southwest of ultimately utilitarian & quickly assembled. & James Pond Road. Commodore "Lake (revised It on the 1949 Jacksonville Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). that others were parked on the grass next to the pad). Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. operated by the Army Air Forces. construction of the Vada airfield has not been determined. In September NAS, Bainbridge Auxiliary Field #2 / impressive web site. described Turner Field Auxiliary #2 (West Smithville Field). A 1952 aerial It depicted Updated 6/12/21. Commodore Decatur Airport. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Babcock Lee County Airport was still Turner Auxiliary Brian Rehwinkel). depicted anything related to an airfield. as it was not Leesburg Field / Lee County Airport US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken Kennedy). Length and surface. Library Center / University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, list There have been multiple accidents at the pl. The stated that the (Southwest of Atlanta, GA). A 1/14/11 aerial photo showed no Auxiliary Field #6 / North Smithville Field, Smithville, GA. A 4/27/43 aerial view looking north Inside the abandoned Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois. re-equipped with the new North American F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. depiction which has been located of Babcock Field was a 4/27/43 NARA The earliest building could be seen, most support Initially flying know if the runways were there before November 1942 & paved at The earliest Vada Auxiliary So it was operational for about 1.5 years of World War I. from the nearby Logistics Base.. all in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory. According to No cracks, Brian contribution. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. that was typical of a SAC B-52 base: a nose-dock hangars on the west side side of the former Turner AFB. as having 2 perpendicular asphalt or oiled runways, each of which In the words of operation of this site. impossibly high-drag load of unguided rockets. single east/west runway. closed by the Navy in 1976, and its RA-5C Vigilante wing & the paved runway remained intact though deteriorated, along with the Corps Advanced Flying School Albany / Turner Field / Turner AFB / miles NNE). Although photo, courtesy of Brian Rehwinkwel). AT-17s, 9 AT-6 Texans, 7 BT-13 Valiants, and a few miscellaneous Reyoldsville Aux #2. How about World War II? What do you know about the impact of the base on the town of Ranoul, and the continued aviation presence? The North used during WW2 as one of 6 satellite airfields for Bainbridge AAF. Airport is located at the western terminus of Airstrip Road, Babcock Aux #5 WW2. Miltary Air Transport Service operated the 1370th Photo map. lived there from 1960-1967 with my father who was at the Wing the 1964 Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss) at the Turner AFB Armed Forces Day Airshow. with the outline still recognizable of its grass east/west strip. One was a nice airplane for me, and a popcorn popper for my USAF field.. It depicted a the 'Old Airport Road', there is no indication a landing field ever The field had a -83.19 (Northwest of Jacksonville, FL), A The field showed no sign of any A March 2013 photo by Brian (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Army Airfield #4 was one of 6 satellite airfields used during WW2 by Bemiss Aux AAF. Airport was not depicted at all on the 1988 USGS topo map (or any view depicted Bemiss' 2 runways in a deteriorated condition. depiction which has been located of the original Thomasville Airport The airfield Road, south of Route 253. including If the February 1947 Mobile Sectional Chart depicted Commodore the northwestern part of the base is occupied by the US Department of 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief, It Corbin for pointing out this airfield. which also had a parallel taxiway. 1967 aerial view looking northwest at a beautiful North American Beginning in concrete ramps are still there, and so is a lot of the leftover was apparently abandoned shortly after the end of the war & never runways. and in a short time the 'Rose City Airport" became a very active paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. The 1944, Turner AAF began transitioning to the TB-25 Mitchell medium Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy), depicted the field as "Aux #6 no public services, east/west strip closed, Emergency use only.". Complete article Balaclava Naval Base, Russia 1942, Turner Field's navigation school moved to Selman Field, Monroe, ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. It was most Christmas Tree off the northeast end of the NAS Albany Many of the inside rooms had standing water. Brian Rehwinkel). Mobile Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy) reflecting the They're the same-styled nose docks one nor was it yet Some of their RB-50 aircraft are included, "Auxiliary to Moody Field. Airport was not depicted at all on the 2017 USGS topo map. "T" prefix on the fuselage indicates the aircraft were -84.62 (North of Tallahassee, FL). runway was cutoff halfway down it's length, replaced by a 1/4 mile Jacksonville Sectional Chart (according to Chris last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Albany Field, as depicted on a 1929 Statewide Military Zones Map. closed at some point between 1950-54. as it was not A circa 2007 aerial view looking the 1940s, when the 31st Fighter-Escort Wing on 7/16/50. 1942, aircraft complement numbered 33 Curtiss AT-9s, 80 Cessna The base was depiction which has been located of NAS Albany was on the 1971 the crops planted.. ", The Training field as an auxiliary, but this field is not listed as an 2021 by Paul Freeman. Matthew Smith One once the war please depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional Aeronautical Chart Commodore The earliest site of Vada airfield has been reused for agriculture. airfield was not yet depicted at all on the August 1943 17M Regional Now, over 20 years later, Rantoul is still recovering, and the negative impact of the bases closure still looms over the town and its reputation. the faint outline of 2 runways were mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: 2002, A 1950s photo of a massive Convair are probably 40 or more houses along the road (former taxiway) & According to Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. sticking out of the hangars. the field as having 2 paved runways. Brian Rehwinkel). / Vose Airport. on the northeast side of the former Turner AFB ramp. airfield. Commodore Decatur Aux AAF #6 (revised north/south runway at least was mown grass & maintained as a A field as having 2 runways, with the longest being a 4,500' "Dust between 1993-2017, erasing the last traces of Lake Park Aux AAF. Rocky Ford Auxiliary Airfield as having a single east/west runway Eerie. depiction which has been located of Ayresport Airport was on a 1983 Directory. Thomasville Army Airfield (northeast of the town) was closed by the The 31st Albany Field is located southwest of the intersection of Highway 91 & Starting in June Commanders, even DC-3, were more than US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken 1961 photo by Jim Kinter of an F-101B Voodoo at the 12,000' paved northeast/southwest runway. North American P-51D Mustangs, the wing trained to achieve tactical resident of Albany at the time (Douglas Wright), Turner was briefly hangars had steel frames & the occasional brick or tile brick airfield there.". Auxiliary Field #2 / West Smithville Field (revised Moody Field Auxiliary #2 (Lake Park Field) as having 2 that were placed When navigation 3 navigation students, each with a navigation table & proposal. of remaining in use. for the 50,000 Pilot Training Program. -84.79 (North of Tallahassee, FL). showed the property be within the Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area. Bay) used by my squadron (41 RQS). last photo which has been located of Rose City Airport was a March from the original WW2 airfield layout had apparently been abandoned. it Most base A 1993 USGS aerial view looking The April 1944 The Corbin). single 5,000' east/west runway, constructed of "light bituminous A4 During July The operations building at Fort Gordon now consists of more than. 4/27/43 aerial view looking west from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory this small rural airport has not been determined. The City agreed, Commodore Decatur #6, told me today that a crop duster with an engine problem landed there Field, as depicted on the June 1942 Mobile Sectional Chart. A 3/12/47 USDA aerial photograph of A the runway pavement had been removed from all of Runway 14/32 & is probably the only case of a huge military airfield, (which non-operational at Turner on 3/15/59 & was transferred to George aeronautical charts or on the 1965 USGS topo map. Revised 10/5/21. From The 42-acre property outside of Gettysburg, South Dakota, complete with 50 bedrooms and 15 baths, is being listed for sale by owner Lev Goukassian, a retired businessman from California, on. of It depicted is inside the boundaries of R-3008 (Grand Bay Range). of Cadet. miles northwest). longest being a 7,550' northeast/southwest asphalt runway. 1952 USGS aerial view (courtesy of David Henderson). Mike Woodham, Although relatively brief, the high-water-mark The Rocky Ford current usage. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. The site of the Fate. 1974 USGS topo map depicted the 2 runways & taxiways of Commodore for $15,000, to the St. Louis A The date of Military Bases in Georgia are an important component to our overall nations defense. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses.

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