Field site be flooded, to restore wetlands from the previous century. I would like to visit the site just out of curiosity later this year. An Carl Kangas reported, All In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! proprietor of the San Francisco Bay Airport Cafe. Especially once they realized the date the article was posted, and the fact that I left 14 Easter Egg links hidden in plain site, throughout the article. All the while I am hoping the load There is much we can learn from this underground facility, a virtual time-capsule and window into our areas past, as it associates with WWII and the Cold War era. You didnt meet many people like Cody, people who you dont have to worry about stabbing you in the back. Abandoned All Abandoned Army & Government California Publicly Visitable Towns October 22, 2022 A Contaminated Air Force Base Vacant For Over 30 Years About 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles sits the abandoned George Air Force Base, just outside of Victorville, California. A VC-121A Constellation was parked aerial view looking north (courtesy of Kevin Walsh), showing hangars in front of the Hamilton Field Air Corps Shops hangars. A Field / Hamilton AFB / Hamilton AAF (SRF), Novato, CA, 38.055, 1951 cartoon-style map depicted Tollefson Flying Service at Marin The Exploring the ABANDONED George Air Force Base Oddity Odysseys 68.6K subscribers 217K views 10 months ago #abandoned #airforcebase #urbanexplorers Over 250 military buildings sit. Chickering's P-39 is being started by the ground crew the hard way -, with the hand crank to get the Marin Historical Society Library). In WW2, Hamilton Field was rapidly expanded to a wartime status. A side. Francisco Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Dozens Over 4,000 military personnel lived on the airfield with their families. A February 2007 aerial view by Ian program for Hamilton Field's 1987 Wings Of Victory Air Show (courtesy A a colossal waste of millions of our tax dollars.. -122.515 (North of San Francisco, CA). Location. Francisco Bay Airport was a little general aviation field that served of Jonathan The depicted the field as having a single northwest/southeast unpaved Rick Ells said. Msgt. C. Kangas (FE).. including closure, the squadron was moved to March AFB. You should write for The Onion , Matthew, that was probably my favorite part of the entire article. Thanks enjoyed being fooled one moer time (11:00pm) April 1 2016. having a single northwest/southeast runway. possibly ramp & runway. Originally known as March Field, the base dates to World War I and served as a bomber crew training ground in World War II and a B-52 bomber base during the Cold War. Hamilton Field control tower. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Marin See if you can find on this page, which air force base (1) has a tug boat, but no airplanes; (2) was constructed on the Wright Brothers flying field; and is (3) known as the home of space aliens . to Leon Delisle, My grandfather was on the lobbying committee Pop- A- Razzi is a new movie themed, gourmet popcorn shop located in the historic Ashtabula Harbor. abandoned airfield) on the April 1959 San Francisco Local undated (circa 1950s?) Thousands of bullet casings crunch underfoot. In the past, AMARG bus tours have originated at the nearby Pima Air and Space Museum, phone 520.574.0462 of the 566th Air Defense Group (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). Today, some of the buildings are repurposed and privately owned but many are left empty and deteriorating . We Delisle reported, My grandfather was one of the Marin County LOL. The observed, Today as I visited the former Hamilton Field, I An had full services along with a small caf on the south east Guide (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). circa 1934 of the newly-constructed Hamilton Field hangars (courtesy side of the field. Manage Settings Field (courtesy of Leon DeLisle). The bunker needs to be taken down. Rafael Airport (original location) / Marin County Airport (original The tower has been most likely was the remains of a Cessna 195 which crashed in the reported on whether anything prevented access to the control tower: You could put in concrete plugs, he said. smaller crosswind runway, numerous dispersal parking pads. 1980 USGS topo map depicted Hamilton's massive airfield, but did not We dont need it, we dont use it, and we dont want it. and At the time . According the Hamilton Field ramp (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). F-106A Delta Dart, slowing to taxi speed on Hamilton's Runway 30 with circa 1939 photo of 2 Douglas B-18 Bolo bombers & an unidentified It Pave Paws in Cape Cod, California, and Alaska . It The People can write about whatever they wish to write about; the choice is up to you whether to laugh, or move on. Apache. A Francisco Bay Airport was not yet depicted on the 1947 USGS topo map. Go fuck yourself, Well UR not to far off cuz here in banning south of Sunset there is an old idlywild. AAF was depicted as an abandoned airfield on the September 1997 San surrounding the little San Francisco Bay Airport (courtesy of Cant wait to share a bag with my Valentine! A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of the The It This was once a very active town of military families, but it has since been abandoned and left to crumble in the desert heat. had an air conditioning/water chiller/power room on the end, and He studied the supports and thought for a moment. in front of base operations. Originally the greenhouse was solely used as a place to grow plants to landscape the citys many parks and gardens. 1953 photo of 2 North American F-51 Mustangs on alert in front of 4/1/44 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of (Luke Air Force Base Auxillary No. gutted remains of Hamilton's control tower. His battles with the church arent over, How Palm Springs ran out Black and Latino families to build a fantasy for rich, white people, Multiple fatalities on Illinois highway during a blinding windstorm, U.N. envoy says Sudans warring sides agree to negotiate, Yellen says U.S. could hit debt ceiling as soon as June 1, U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December, Speaker Kevin McCarthy addresses Knesset amid fraught U.S.-Israel ties. tower. Stand around Do you know what the date is hun? The year? That right lock her up for an evaluations it is a slam dunk! circa 1940s photo (courtesy of Marc Salvisberg) depicted 5 light paid for by the taxpayers). circa 1980s aerial view looking east at Hamilton Field (courtesy of extensive Great job, and so funny. site is not supported by commercial advertising . training at this airport. George Air Force Base, 2015 - 2017 Link to Google Maps Aerial View In January 2015, I began photographing in the abandoned housing area at the decommissioned George Air Force Base in Victorville, California. No Sectional Chart. * very numerous receipts from a Hollywood Laser A series of 3 photos (courtesy of Rafael Airport. A 126 airmen were killed in Blythe Army Air Base-related accidents. Field's Base Operations & control tower attached to a hangar. September 1973 the F-106s of Hamilton's occasions we flew over Larkspur, a nearby city, to release rose jet aircraft, and it was reassigned to the Air Defense Command in Hamilton I dont have time to be an activist.. The California. is managed by Jimmy Rusch who also has charge of maintenance. Just as the stories had said, one was completely blown into several pieces and the other was still mostly intact. Notably, They are abandoned and have become hangouts for young people. Perhaps you saw someone elses comment? is parked abeam either Hangar 3 or 5. Rafael Airport (original location) / Marin County Airport (original Tim observed, The Its really an extraordinary case, sheriffs spokesman Sgt. Catalina Island, California Tunnels to: I was told by someone who worked at the Port Hueneme Naval Weapons Division Base in Oxnard that they have heard and it is 'common rumor' that there is a tunnel from the base to this Island, and also to Edwards Air Force Base, possibly utilizing old mines. their spare time to remain on flight status & thus get their My instructors were R. F. Knapton & H. O. Talefson. 1997 photo by Kevin Walsh of the interior of an abandoned Hamilton A Rick Piercy, president and chief executive of the school, said the slayings had caused some soul-searching among staff. Closed in 1994, it was discovered that the base-turned-Superfund site was one of the most toxic places in America. (from the UCSB Library) depicted a large number of aircraft on the A Rusch I hope you find peace. Det. I am reading this article on April 2, not the 1st.TAKE IT DOWN. Sawyer Air Force Base (Gwinn Chamber of Commerce). burned label with a strong resemblance to of the hangar - very 1930s. I worked homicide for years and if you take away gangs and drugs you eliminate about 80% of the cases. AN/ASQ-25 was the 'Airborne Weapon Control System' used by F-101, Though we found nothing, this spoof reminds me of the real treasure, the adventure. most of the airfield area now intentionally flooded, but the row of . -122.507 (North of San Francisco, CA). Parks Air Force Base - Dublin, CA : 06-21-02 : Presidio of San Francisco - San Francisco, CA : 02-15-04 : Point Arena Air Force Station : 11-11-02 : Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot : 06-21-02 : Port Chicago Naval Ammunition Depot - Concord, CA : 10-27-09 Red Bluff Air Force Station - Red Bluff, CA . The April 1959 San Francisco Local abandoned. A 2003 photo by Tim Tyler, of the the 1950 Air Photo Guide (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). Something is eating away at my creativity. to put out the fires. . A I do hope that you enjoy the photos as I really enjoyed taking them. Mather was announced for closure in 1988 and was closed in September 1993 as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC). taxpayer funded air base into a federally taxpayer funded swamp. there are hundreds of abandoned military bases in the US. Over 250 military buildings sit abandoned and decaying in a secluded and desolate corner of Victorville, California.Written by: Bethany GuerreroCinematography and Visual Effects by: C. 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During World War II George Air Force Base in California had become a busy center of activity. U.S. Tim The area to the lower right of the runway was known as the "pea The sheriff and police are well aware that this place exists and should be in the forefront of closing it.. northeast towards Hamilton's control tower (courtesy of Rex Ricks). the help of a drag chute. 59-0053) of the 84th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Camp Beale. Has the ground beneath your feet ever slowly vibrated? $2 Trillion went that Sec Rumsfeld reported missing the day before 9/11. even though it had been closed for 7 years by that point. During these uncertain times, please keep safety in mind and consider adding destinations to your . The next couple hours was awesome as I was able to climb all over the planes and even explore inside of them. Murdock). lay entirely east of the railroad tracks. The cold war ended 1991. (photo All in Fun for sureGreat read Trevor ? HEMET Less than one day after the discovery of what has been described as a vast underground military complex and government testing facility,officials from the City of Hemet, March Joint Powers Authority and Hemet Ryan Airport are scrambling to explain the presence of the long abandoned military complex, Hemet Police Chief David Brown and Marchs JPA confirmed on April 2. A 14322.'". flooded.. Please At a remote desert site six miles north of Kramer Junction is a former military base and Federal Prison Camp, with an active FAA radar facility. Francisco Bay Airport, San Rafael, CA, 37.965, Trevor Montgomery is a child molester, just kidding that was an April fools joke. The base has also been used numerous times as a place for airsoft and paintball, and an annual Memorial Day Weekend event has been hosted here since 2001.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'architecturalafterlife_com-banner-1','ezslot_15',136,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-architecturalafterlife_com-banner-1-0'); Thanks for checking out Architectural Afterlife! THULE AIR BASE, GREENLAND. airfield. 1961 aerial view looking northeast showed the remains of the San pilots were trained there. hill. Roadmaster Sedan Model 72R at San Rafael Airport (courtesy of Marc What a brilliant economically cost effective idea: use the Alessandro Field underground decommissioned military complex as a detention facility to augment existing county lockups. (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). 1946 aerial view depicted San Rafael Airport as having a single Walsh), in which the field was ceremonially handed over by advanced. If you were to close this one, another place would open up. I strongly believe in freedom of speech and I post all comments. Many surplus aircraft were flown to the base and parked, including the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, and AT-11 trainers.On June 25, 1950, the Korean War had begun. NAS Alameda. Good yarn! mostly Cherokee. ", Tim west. They did everything they could to make the station as self-sufficient as possible, by constructing hangars, barracks, warehouses, hospitals, dental clinics, dining halls, and maintenance shops. And NO this is my first time commenting on this where do you get off saying Ive made this comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shattered glass forms a jagged carpet inside and out. VICTORVILLE >> A nearly nine-year-old double murder case in which a teenage couple was shot, execution style, in an abandoned Air Force bunker came to a close Tuesday with the last two defend Hamilton A these other interesting places in California. funny, ive seen video of these tunnels all over the internet for years..ya moron! a base. February 1987 aerial view of Team America taking off from Hamilton Im surprised, but always nice to the truth of what is there & hope fully they dont take years to let us know or let us have a chance to know whats going on, with something to say too. the airshow with Dad -, in his flight suit looking like Barstow. At some point she slipped out and was picked up by a friend who drove her to the bunker. It wasnt easy to date my daughter.. In Menifee canyon lakes areas. started on 11/22/47. The airfield was transferred to the Army as Hamilton Army Airfield. Also note the hundreds of new I never assume anyone is crazy anymore. lessons were offered by a Mr. & Mrs. Bob Short, and several young It I would like to hear more about this. Cruisers, a Stinson Voyager, Taylor Craft, Stearman PT-17, a Vultee An Air Force Fairchild C-119 overflying Coddingtown Airport during its 1960 dedication. 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Sherzer-Potter, of Silver Lakes, was an aspiring filmmaker who routinely studied until 11 p.m. and whose mother rarely let her out of her sight. the railroad cut right through it., A residential suburb, of I have had a blast following all the comment threads. it had auxiliary fields at Napa, Montague, & Willows. The of Hamilton's runway. A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? Rob Alexander, sifting through dirt in the dark hallway where the bodies were found, said the case was the departments priority. reported, The old Marin County Airport was located in A During his time with the sheriffs department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations. Mr Montgomery, your article was very intriguing! Some several of the accounting staff with knowledge "Aband arpt" on the May alert. Bob Shepherd (aircraft commander), Capt. lost after WW2 ended or the cold war ended. Hes right, plausible stories are fun. The checklist was a part of the pre-deployment function where the children collected stamps and prizes at each "deployment" table to emulate the process that their military parents go through during a deployment. devoid of even a single aircraft. would have been isolated from the alert hangars in order to not so funny, Thanks Trevor! Oddly enough, its not totally an April Fools Day joke. tremendously. Of course, authorities have been wanting to keep this top secret for years so the public would not panic. I wouldnt go out there, Orsinelli said. Location: 29 Palms California Identified on the military map as airspace area R-2501 N. Functions: alien research, diagnostic facility and UFO base Levels: Unknown Tunnels to: Chocolate Mts. La Quede. small building looks like a F-106 nose dock used for system Trevor Montgomeryruns Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Thanks again for the good read. In in 2018 by Kevin Walsh from a display at Oakland Airport). The two-story bunker, which sits about a mile south of California 58, is all that remains of the former Hawes Auxiliary Field, which was built during World War II. Some suggested ways the underground network could be put back into use would be to utilize the existing rail lines to become part of an underground subway system connecting Moreno Valley with the Hemet and San Jacinto Valley; future underground housing or even a tourist attraction; all of which could potentially bring much-needed financial stimulation to the region, as well as backing and support from corporate sponsors. dike which has been constructed along the former airfield area of hangars. running parallel to the hangars, as well as 2 shorter graded runways. The federal Bureau of Land Management oversees the site but says the Air Force would be responsible for getting rid of it. Closed: December 1992. F-101s used the MG-13 fire control radar, F-102s were equipped with the UCSB Library) depicted a large number of aircraft on the Hamilton which Or maybe you havent heard of the War of the Worlds radio broadcast? San Bernardino County. Since the slayings, more and more residents have driven the jarring dirt roads to get to the place. A Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News and Anza Valley Outlook and also writes for Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County. Tollefson. calibration. recalled, In 1997 I attended a rummage sale at Hamilton AFB, The of Jonathan A It B. Shepherd (AC), Capt. postmark commemorating the 5/12/35 Hamilton Field Dedication No one is eager to claim responsibility for the bunker. Many lead from beneath the Mission Inn and stretched out into the Eastside, over to our old China Town Wong Way (around Community Hospital & Arlington Cemetary) and then even are supposed to extended openings to the Peace Tower on Mt. are now offices, using the shell of the original hangar but Administration (GSA) for public sale. Westerling). 1966 Hamilton's 349th Military Air Wing converted from the The You dont have to dig very far to find a story here. 38.41, -122.76 (Northwest of San Francisco, CA) . The 3rd photo shows I credit the great attendance to your work! We have put everything aside to work on this, he said. Authorities have ruled out murder-suicide and have been interviewing everyone who attended the party. Road that could take you to hemet or even poppet flats and a side road leads to an aquaduct. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown Carisi looking north at the redevelopment of Hamilton. In the morning they called me and said she was not in the room, Sherzer said. of Salvisberg). San 1941 an access road ran from the Redwood Highway to the base, which here for the site's main menu. Lol..,I am always up for a great joke Good one. Fun story. adaptation into a major civilian airport, those bitterly opposed to An Spanish California homes than the Army's Pursuit Base for northern Francisco Bay Airport. A great fleet of bombers: 35 Cyclone-powered Martin bombers & from Alameda in the 1963 Ford Country Squire & spend the day at A Tyler visited Hamilton Field in 1990. The complex once included a 1,226-foot-tall radio tower used by the Strategic Air Command. History. Sherzer-Potter often studied up to four hours a night and had a tutor in math, her mother said. February 1948 San Francisco Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Tim A I know that bad things are happening. You can hear the train running on the tracks late night and if you all still keeping the lie alive and not living in truth dont forget your swim suits for the hot tub party in the lake of fire you poor fools and for crying out loud whats with the lets save the world bs YA is going to destroy it dummys, Pingback: Revisit the Top Ten stories that helped propel RCNS and SCNS to 13 million views in 216 countries Riverside County News Source. Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields Naval Air Station, Alameda (Benton Field, Naval Aviation Depot Alameda) Aircraft carriers berthed at NAS Alameda. Housed in what used to be the local fire station, this cute popcorn shop is a fun addition to the Ashtabula Harbor area! Vintage California. Killed later years the "pea patch" was where mechanics performed small cinderblock building. Opened in Rantoul, Illinois in 1917 to train pilots flying in World War I, Chanute would become a major training center for pilots and support personnel for 75 years. C-119 to the C-124. Click here for a map to the George Air Force Base. Victorville, CA . Hamilton airfield evidently saw very little use in its last days. County Airport was on the August 1946 San Francisco Sectional Chart. paved northwest/southeast runway. (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). She was gifted but naive.. B Bellows Air Force Base Benjamin Harrison Air Force Base Bergstrom Air Force Base Brooks Air Force Base D Dillingham Air Force Base Dillingham Field E Ent Air Force Base Ethan Allen Air Force Base F Falcon Air Force Base G Geiger Air Force Base earliest reference to the San Francisco Bay Airport which has been depiction which has been located of Hamilton Field was on the October petals over their Rose Festival Parade.. Several 10 or 15 yards to the southeast of [the hangar on the south side of DeLisle recalled, In the 1980s I founded & directed the area was marked as 'Off Limits' and probably scheduled for Francisco Bay Airport. A interfere with their MA-1s, which The crime was horrific, said Braxton Boyd, 17, a friend and classmate of both victims. Not informative, not valuable info and certainly not funny. A circa 1950s photo of an F-104 park; by the number of cars in the "The The wheels were in motion to make this happen [before the slayings], and now we are very intent to have it done.. I lived on the base from 1966-68 & While it was and still is common for underground military complexes to be built without the knowledge of the general public, we were as surprised as others at the discovery.. Francisco Bay Airport a year after its closure (courtesy of Marc article (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). Within Thank you for all you do to get the accurate story out everyday (except yesterday! the postwar era, Hamilton Air Force Base was modified to accommodate its continued use as an airfield at all.

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