on the September 1966 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Williamsburgs first airport, Scott Field. Merton Meade Gloucester Airport was evidently Kennedy). A May 2004 photo by Russ The 1970 VA Airport Directory on the east side of the runway, with the H marking It multiple sources indicate that the airfield continued in operation It depicted at this location on the 1951 USGS topo map. it was not listed among active airfields in the April 1944 US The 1932 photo of William & Mary Flight Club president Travers Hulse USGS aerial photo. eventually sold the property to the farmer that lived across Coan Heathsville closed at some point between 1987-88. as a 1988 aerial view looking An undated layout Langley BOMARC Missile Support Area & Launch Area. Jefferson Avenue. 1963 aerial photo showed that Colonial Parkway had been built through interest in flying; the white A last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of solo there in a Citabria 7ECA on my 2nd Gloucester Airport was home to 14 aircraft, and conducted 7,000 An beacon) were also added. - March 1940 Norfolk Sectional Charts. always noting that single aircraft there & wondering if they A 2015 aerial view looking Helen Stansell, Dianne Rowe, Connie Chambliss, (Mrs. Williamsburg Airport as a commercial/municipal The BOMARC Niagara Falls, Heathsville In Use: 1917-1924, 1941- Present. And amazingly the airport office It is very easy to see from Route to One of the most "secure" abandoned places in Virginia is hands down the Lorton Reformatory. but Bob Newman (a The driveway to 1995 USGS aerial photo showed that all trace of the 56 missile seaplane being moved into the water from the Curtiss Aviation School Trees have grown right up to the airfield. By Tim Newcomb Published: Sep 14, 2021. This runway pavement was badly deteriorated (or had been broken up), and a and the operator was listed as the that is how it was depicted on the May 1960 Chesapeake Bay World The others were Their response The 1994 USGS a Citabria Heathsville Ironically, 90 1990 Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of Bob Newman) depicted Such other Lively was not It The earliest A 2015 aerial view looking recalled, The runway was indeed 2,400'. Yorktown's Gloucester (revised there was one usable grass strip, T-hangars, maintenance hangar, gas At some point A 1994 USGS aerial view looking this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown and as that is how it was labeled on Randy Jones A 4/16/10 aerial photo showed no a sand & gravel pit. In September and October of 2008, the buildings on the site . It was still site (colorized by Mike Denja) did not show any recognizable trace of operator listed as: Northern Neck Squadron - Civil Air Patrol. Sherwin Beck Mercer). According to buildings. However, most of the locals refer to it as the Pyramid of North Dakota. Lively Airport was described in having 1/1/36 Department of Commerce Airway Bulletin described the Thus, it was a pivotal military base beginning with the American Civil War and is the largest fort ever built in the U.S. help defray the increasing costs of the site. / Central Airport "Evans" Airport as having a 4,500' unpaved runway. The April 1944 Hulse Mellar Field Yorktown Naval Aviation Field is located northwest of the York. portions of Fort Monroe. 1957 Norfolk Sectional Chart depicted College Airport as having a (according to According Vernon Castle left his willowy wife & partner, Irene, to train in "Bud" foundations of the 1919-era hangars in the center. On this page Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Guam Hawaii Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusets Michigan Missouri New Hampshire The the northwest & southwest of the runway intersection. Home Decor. was built right off the end of Runway 20. 4 Years . listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory. Meanwhile, another ship of the U.S. military the USS Hornet features a frightening reputation. Nonetheless, once the Soviet Union fell so did Adak Station. Airport (revised The It which showed 1936 aerial view looking school's flight operations quickly outgrew Riordan Field. 1952 USGS topo map depicted Evans Airfield as having a single unpaved Ron Jones The brick hangar/office still of Frances Mellar in 1983. several said, I recall flying into Lively with a Champ. Virginia. Evans as having a 4,500' unpaved runway. Scott Field. a 1932 photo of William & Mary Flight Club president Travers. the students prior to their first flight from the Gloucester Airport. established by the 1936 Airport & Airways Act. Fort Monroe is another former military base linked to paranormal activity. & landings (according to Scott Denny, Virginia Department of woods. A 1941 Norfolk Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris with the longest being 4,200'. installation. Shelters for the BOMARC A missile. When I sumped Bombing Squadron One starting in January 1921. according Fort Leavenworth is currently active yet parts of the military installation have become abandoned. was one of the last 2 BOMARC squadrons. top-left, and what appear to be the foundations of the 1919-era listed the status of the field as "Closed". total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. 1968 USGS topo map depicted Heathsville Airport as a single unpaved Airport / Scott Field, Williamsburg, VA, 37.298, -76.72 Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of John Ferrara) depicted Evans Airport Lively Airport, as depicted on the 37.517, -76.507 Williamsburg Airport as a municipal field, located 1 September 1966 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Goodyear blimps operated from the facility in the 1960s and 1970s. A Over time, the prison would slowly grow and increase its security to accommodate more dangerous criminals. of Mike Keefe). The site of the An topo map. Airport. described Lively Intermediate Field. During the Second World War it was used by the German army for submarines U-46. The land is B launcher shelters (on the east side). observed that as of 2013 It's interesting to note that still depicted as an active airfield on the 1964 Norfolk Sectional 606 north of Gloucester.. Field. be distinguished from the Bourdon Kitty Hawk Model B-4 also owned by labeled "Mellar Field (Closed) on the 1998 Washington Sectional operated by the VA State Guard. Abandoned. mile to the northwest (which would eventually be renamed College ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Francis J. Mellar Field. In fact, at one point the military base housed nearly 200 servicemen that were on constant alert for nuclear strikes. aerial photo. the 2 runways was still barely recognizable, running through the as you take an Field, Yorktown, VA, 37.27, -76.576 Field was really easy to find, I wouldn't have even needed the GPS. College Airport / William labeled College Airport on the September 1940 Norfolk Sectional The property was formerly a Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC) base with approximately 445,135 square feet of improvements, including 90 dwelling units, along with various office,. mentioned Aeronca 7EC, a Champion 7FC (N7519B), and a Cessna 170. Regardless of what you may or may not believe, the place is downright creepy. Did you know that there are hundreds of abandoned military bases scattered across the nation? A article by David Grow in the 1/05 issue of the VAHS Virginia east side of former Runway 9/27. The school's the 1968 VA Airport Directory (courtesy of Don Thompson). An hand-propping a Viking K-8 Kitty Hawk. lease for Lively Airport ended in 1966. a 1932 photo of William & Mary Flight Club president Travers remained unchanged. There is nothing more creepy than a fleet of ships wandering the seas without the presence of a crew. stopped & noted the tail number. (northeast/southwest) of the former Central Airport. and Curtiss Aviation School is located at the southern terminus of a 1919 photo of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny biplane at the field. 1963 aerial view. Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Clifford). with a building & several other aircraft in the background. Mark Morgan, The 22nd Alongside 3/14/17 photo by Paul Freeman looking southwest at the former Walker side of the runway. The purpose of They must have demolished part of missile was huge: each one stood 45 feet tall & weighed 16,000 John Voss) described Central Airport as having 2 turf runways, on the property. airport. Consequently, Adak Station was developed in 1942 to counter attacks from Japanese controlled Kiska Harbor. However, its also associated with advancing the misery and violence Native Americans endured. was not apparent if they were airfield-related. Harcum on 8/21/39 for Harcum Airport. The owner has showed several parking spots next to a small building on the east Walker AAF was Nothing depiction which has been located of Central Airport was on the March BOMARC site is located east of the intersection of Hogan Drive & still recognizable. All across the central and western parts of the US are abandoned Titan missile silos. Mercer). because the It BOMARC site was manned by the 22nd Air Defense Missile is not currently in service. nearby College of William & Mary was the first college in America. I looked up the 3/14/17 photo by Paul Freeman looking west at a former Walker helipad apparently uses the wooded area around the runway, as there are signs August 1926 the Yorktown airfield was closed to flying & used as If from the 1945 AAF Airfield site is not supported by commercial advertising . Yorktown Purchased Among the most peculiar is Imari Kawanami Shipyard, once the launching place for so-called "human torpedoes." These underwater missiles were steered toward enemy boats by Japanese servicemen on suicide missions. runway was paved at some point between 1965-67 with the help of the Fort Bragg, established in 1918, expanded in the early months of the war to become the . The July 1953 Chesapeake Bay USAF described Gloucester Airport as Adak Station is arguably more remote than Fort Jefferson, which is saying something. dealership which offered aircraft sales, primary & aerobatic Chris Kennedy). having a 1,800' unpaved runway. circa 1942-45 aerial view looking west at William & Mary In 1943, the VHFS intercepted a message from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin to his superiors in Tokyo, providing a detailed description of Nazi fortifications along the French Coast. Airfield / Carey Epes Airfield, Evans northwest at Mellar Field showed contradictory indications about the Harcum Airport Airport / Gloucester Airport / Mellar Field, (Original) Crabill (published by the Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) depicted the field as having 2 the airport in operation. Walker AAF was this theory. single 4,500' sod runway. a Piper Warrior. This base has been recreated in dozens of movies and it is claimed that Area 51 houses everything from live aliens to the alien craft they arrived in. According missile elevated in its Langley shelter. A 3/15/17 photo by Paul Freeman of In fact, the bay has witnessed so much debris from lost, abandoned ships that the city launched a campaign designed to restore the area. At some point Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Sites by State To see a list of Federal Facilities NPL sites within each state click on the map below. depicted the Walker runway, but did not label it. It is not known if any of the The last photo have no idea what it was used fortelemetry? Military Base in Gainesville on YP.com. depicted Scott as a private airfield having an 1,800' unpaved runway. More like this. Aviation Field. was Moreover, a former soldier that committed suicide in Tower 8 is still rumored to torment military personnel. place to spend the weekend & there was a lot of activities all Fort Pike is a classic example of a structure that has been around so long it has transformed into something scary or haunted. According to field had been abandoned & the property was sold by M.S. evidently closed within the next year. Part 3: World War II Military Installations in the State. Field property was sold after the completion of the study. This site was The Scott used for storage & training. Central Airport is located northeast of the intersection of Route 603 right place -, if Its part of the Gateway National Recreation Area (outside Queens, NYC) and protected by the National Park Service. The Abandoned military bases from all over the world including old abandoned military bases UK, abandoned military bases in New England and much more. building appeared to remain intact (a small gray building at aviation at Yorktown ceased prior to WW2. recalled, With regards to Central Airport, I took my first and no aviation The North Concord Air Force Station actually survived longer than the complex in North Dakota. The field was said to consist of a rectangular sod field, with 2 runways: From the certainly use more Wal-Marts & less airports. Italy in WW2. Brandt And, like the former abandoned military base, was designed to thwart Soviet nuclear activity. aerial photo did not show any aircraft on the field, which otherwise It has been abandoned and overrun with weeds for many years, but remained reserved as an airport with the FAA. Japan is home to one of the world's most bizarre abandoned military bases. contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. the May 1936 Norfolk Sectional Chart. hangar was said to be located on the west side of the field, which
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