Virtual Globetrotting: Military - Historic

Virtual Globetrotting: Military - Historic - Closed Facility http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2009 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:03:00 -0800 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Monino Airfield]]>

Monino Airfield
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-12-30 10:03:00
Monino Airfield is a former air base in Moscow Oblast, Russia located 36 km east of Moscow.

It is currently used for the Central Air Force Museum. It has a military technical school with an operations ramp which during the 1990s had an Ilyushin Il-76 freighter jet and two bombers.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/62210/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/62210/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:03:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/62210/ 55.84284400 38.16753400 <![CDATA[Atwater Federal Penitentiary]]>

Atwater Federal Penitentiary
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-12-04 09:55:31
On the grounds the former Castle Air Force Base, closed in 1995.]]>

Atwater Federal Penitentiary
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-12-04 09:55:31
On the grounds the former Castle Air Force Base, closed in 1995.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/60490/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/60490/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:55:31 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/60490/ 37.38509400 -120.56104700 <![CDATA[Diamond Head Gun Emplacement]]>

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Diamond Head Gun Emplacement
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By: Parabellum
@ 2008-11-10 05:29:40]]>

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Diamond Head Gun Emplacement
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By: Parabellum
@ 2008-11-10 05:29:40]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/59293/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/59293/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:29:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/59293/ 21.25708800 -157.80671500 <![CDATA[Edmundo Mireles Training Academy (Former Chase Naval Air Station)]]>

Edmundo Mireles Training Academy (Former Chase Naval Air Station)

Edmundo Mireles Training Academy (Former Chase Naval Air Station)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-11-07 09:17:39
Naval Air Station Chase Field (now Chase Industrial Park) is an uncontrolled airfield primarily supporting Sikorsky Support Services, Inc.

A portion of former base under the control of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which operates the Edmundo Mireles Training Academy, as well as two functional prisons on-site.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/59083/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/59083/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:17:39 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/59083/ 28.37592000 -97.66345700 <![CDATA[Remains of WWII Chain Home Low (CHL) radar station]]>

Remains of WWII Chain Home Low (CHL) radar station
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-08-26 11:24:08
It was used to detect low flying aircraft which could not be detected by normal Chain Home radar. At that time radar sites were highly secret and no information concerning them was publicly released until the war had ended.

CH radar was developed in the late 1930s to provide advance warning of enemy bombers and was the first major operational radar system. By the start of the war nineteen stations covered the East Coast of Britain from Scotland to the Isle of Wight. By 1941 the chain had been extended to the West Coast with only remote north-west Scotland unprotected.

During the German occupation of France, German bombers were based in France. They attacked industrial targets in the Irish Sea area by flying around the South Coast in preference to the more direct, but dangerous, route across England. Manx radar stations played an important part in providing surveillance of the Irish Sea area.

CH proved its worth during the Battle of Britain when Germany sought to gain air supremacy in readiness for the planned invasion of Britain. CH allowed the small force of British fighter aircraft to be directed to the appropriate areas for intercepting enemy aircraft.

CH radar stations were positioned so as to provide a clear view over the sea. They used large static aerials, which were quite unlike a modern radar system, such as that in use today at Ronaldsway Airport, which sends out a narrow radio beam scanning the surrounding area. Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) operators used electronic and electromechanical aids to calculate the distance, height and bearing of approaching aircraft. Friendly aircraft were fitted with special radio equipment known as IFF (Identification, Friend or Foe), which responded to the CH radar signals and allowed them to be identified on the radar display.

Construction of Cregneish CHL appears to have started in 1939, but the three CH sites on the Island were not operational fully operational until 1941. The technical buildings for CH were duplicated to allow work to continue during maintenance or equipment failure and were constructed from reinforced concrete with massive blast walls. The transmitter aerials were suspended between 325 ft high steel masts stabilised by steel guy ropes and the receiving aerials were mounted on 240 ft high wooden towers. The buildings for CHL were of much lighter construction and the equipment was more frequently updated. CH and CHL stations were both given a high security classification and were provided with barracks blocks and security guards.

The technical buildings on the Island’s CH stations have long since lost their camouflage netting together with much of their earth covering. They are now in retirement, often serving as over-engineered farm sheds or animal shelters. The buildings at Scarlett are visible from the Coastal Footpath, as are those at Dalby from the main road. All the CHL technical buildings at Meayll Hill have disappeared, but the concrete and brick foundations still remain.]]>

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Netley Castle
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By: Parabellum
@ 2008-08-16 12:21:47]]>

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Netley Castle
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By: Parabellum
@ 2008-08-16 12:21:47]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/54990/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/54990/ Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:21:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/54990/ 50.87743500 -1.36012100 <![CDATA[NATO ACE High antennas]]>

NATO ACE High antennas
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-08-04 23:15:40
ACE High was a NATO communications system which dates back to 1956. The system was decommissioned in the late 1980s, and its frequencies reallocated for commercial radiotelephone service. The system was designed to be an L-band troposcatter radio system, which was meant to provide long-range communication service in the form of telephone and telegraph to NATO. These two services combined produced over two hundred channels, and equipment was in place to multiplex them to contain up to 12 different calls each. There were 82 stations, located in nine different NATO countries.

The transmitters broadcast at 832.56 to 959.28MHz, and some were able to produce a transmitting power of about 10 Kilowatts.]]>

Proto - Former NATO Allied Forces Europe Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) underground HQ

Proto - Former NATO Allied Forces Europe Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) underground HQ
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-07-31 00:27:01]]>

Proto - Former NATO Allied Forces Europe Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) underground HQ
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-07-31 00:27:01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/54175/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/54175/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:27:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/54175/ 41.21620100 13.95829100 <![CDATA[Naval Outlying Landing Field 15305]]>

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Naval Outlying Landing Field 15305
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By: Parabellum
@ 2008-06-16 14:14:38
This former military airfield was one of several satellite airfields which were constructed during WW2 for the use of NAS Memphis (5 miles northwest), which was one of the busiest Navy training fields during the war.

Many of Memphis' satellite airfields were built in the same "wagon wheel" airfield configuration.

Jack Estes reported in 2005, “The narrow 'structure' is actually a pilots shed for a local radio-control airplane club.

If you look carefully in the center of the runways, you can see two smaller paved runways that the models fly off of.
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Abandoned Soviet SA-2 missile site
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-15 17:03:12
The Lavochkin OKB S-75 Russian: С-75, NATO reporting name SA-2 Guideline) is a Soviet designed high-altitude, command guided, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. Since its first deployment in 1957, it has become the most widely deployed and used air defense missile in history.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51695/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51695/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:03:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51695/ 59.51456000 150.93373800 <![CDATA[Roofless remains of an old Soviet military base]]>

Roofless remains of an old Soviet military base
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-15 16:54:51]]>

Roofless remains of an old Soviet military base
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-15 16:54:51]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51692/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51692/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:54:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51692/ 59.50247000 150.91250500 <![CDATA[Oskar II's fort]]>

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Oskar II's fort
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By: alfjon
@ 2008-06-15 04:14:28
Oskar II's fort

Built in 1903-1907 and closed after WWII.]]>

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Oskar II's fort
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By: alfjon
@ 2008-06-15 04:14:28
Oskar II's fort

Built in 1903-1907 and closed after WWII.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51662/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51662/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:14:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/51662/ 57.67471700 11.85204900 <![CDATA[Remains of Vörden WWII Luftwaffe air base / Cold War missile site]]>

Remains of Vörden WWII Luftwaffe air base / Cold War missile site

Remains of Vörden WWII Luftwaffe air base / Cold War missile site
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-12 10:24:36
At the far east end where the two runways intersect was a Nike Hercules missile site during the cold war.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45511/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45511/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:24:36 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45511/ 52.44622800 8.07997200 <![CDATA[WWII anti-aircraft battery site]]>

WWII anti-aircraft battery site
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-16 16:49:06
The gun emplacement on Lowfield Road in Bolton-on-Dearne has lay unused for more than 50 years but played a vital role in the lives of Bolton folk during 1943 and 1944.

Four anti-aircraft guns, a command centre and a battery base were installed in what were formerly farmer's fields, as part of the Sheffield Defence System following the Blitz of 1940/41.

The Bolton Ack-Ack camp as it became known, housed four 3.7-inch anti-aircraft guns that served as one of eight battery's defending Sheffield's munitions haven - but it never fired a shot.

Two hundred and fifty men and women worked the battery during the months it was manned.

When the doodlebug bomb was brought into use in late 1944, the battery workers were deployed to coastal towns to man Ack-Ack guns built to fight the latest menace.]]>

Coronado Auxiliary Army Airfield #3
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By: jbottero
@ 2007-11-22 14:29:58
This field was built during WW2 as one of five satellite airfields for Marana Army Airfield (located a few miles south), which conducted basic flight training & the training of transport pilots in instrument flying & navigation.

The Army Air Force acquired 632 acres for Coronado Auxiliary Field #3 starting in 1943. Improvements consisted of a 3,000' square asphalt landing mat, a crash truck station, a tower, and a perimeter fence.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/41215/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/41215/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:29:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/41215/ 32.68749800 -111.30034400 <![CDATA[Former Pease AFB Weapons Storage Area]]>

Former Pease AFB Weapons Storage Area
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By: skyeye
@ 2007-11-04 14:27:57
The nuclear weapons at Pease AFB (http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/7898/)were stored here.

See also:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/q_area-intro.htm
http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/NY3171/
http://www.naco.faa.gov/d-tpp/0711/00678AD.PDF]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40584/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40584/ Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:27:57 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40584/ 43.08681800 -70.84636700 <![CDATA[Former Plattsburgh AFB Weapons Storage Area]]>

Former Plattsburgh AFB Weapons Storage Area

Former Plattsburgh AFB Weapons Storage Area
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By: skyeye
@ 2007-11-04 08:27:13
A major Strategic Air Command Base, Plattsburgh's nuclear weapons were stored in this area.

See also:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/facility/q_area-intro.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plattsburgh_Air_Force_Base
http://www.strategic-air-command.com/bases/Plattsburgh_AFB.htm
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40549/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40549/ Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:27:13 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40549/ 44.64594100 -73.47085500 <![CDATA[Stony Brook Air Force Station]]>

Stony Brook Air Force Station
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By: skyeye
@ 2007-10-30 18:24:19
The Stony Brook Air Force Station, adjacent to Westover Air Force Base, served as a storage and maintenance site for SAC's nuclear weapons. One of the National Operational Storage Sites, Stony Brook was code-named "Item."

The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company is now the primary owner of the property, while the Hamden County House of Correction is situated at the north end. Storage "igloos" and other nuclear-related buildings are still to be seen, as is the highly secure railroad unloading dock.

See also: http://www.westoveryesterday.com/StonyBrookAFS.html]]>

Ephrata Municipal (EPH)
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By: jbottero
@ 2007-10-13 14:03:00
Formerly Ephrata Army Air Field.

Runway 02/20, the favored runway, is 150' x 6,700' and is one of the longest general aviation runways in the state. Runway 11/29, which is generally used in crosswind conditions, was re-constructed in 2004 and is now 60' x 3,843'. There are parallel taxiway systems for both runways and a large 500' x 3,500' ramp.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40002/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40002/ Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:03:00 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40002/ 47.31089700 -119.51887400 <![CDATA[Johnston Atoll Airport (PJON) showing Closure Markings]]>

Johnston Atoll Airport (PJON) showing Closure Markings
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2007-09-29 18:30:33]]>

Johnston Atoll Airport (PJON) showing Closure Markings
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2007-09-29 18:30:33]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39518/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39518/ Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:30:33 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39518/ 16.72687900 -169.53811900 <![CDATA[Titan missile base for sale]]>

Titan missile base for sale
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-27 15:04:02
From the ebay listing:

If you are only interested in using the place as a residence then you have your choice of 16 buildings to choose from. The Power Dome alone is 125' in diameter with about a 65' center ceiling. That's more than 12,000 square feet of open space. You could literally build any type of typical house INSIDE the Power Dome - if that was what you wanted to do. OR You could remodel all or part of the Control Dome, which itself is a 100' diameter two story dome containing over 7800 square feet in the first floor alone. OR you could decide to live in one of the THREE, four story equipment terminal buildings that contain about 1200 square feet of floor space on EACH floor!! OR you could build an apartment in the AIR INTAKE BUILDING, which OVERLOOKS the Power Dome so you could have an UNDERGROUND APARTMENT WITH A VIEW!! The Air Intake Building is 60' in diameter with about a 20' high ceiling!! That works out to about 2800 square feet of living space. OR you could choose to live in one or BOTH of the Antenna SILOS - They are 30' in diameter with about a 40' ceiling ON THE FIRST FLOOR! The lower level is also 30' in diameter with about a 20' ceiling. ADDITIONALLY, if you chose to live in one or both of the Antenna Silos, you could retrofit the ANTENNA SILO - SILO DOORS - each weighing about 50 tons - with a new hydraulic opening system and then you could have your own push button 100-ton opening skylight. And if you really wanted to go whole hog, you could live in the bottom of one of the 155’ tall MISSILE SILOS and retrofit the 150 ton SILO DOORS so you could push a button and open them up – 155’ above the floor!!]]>

Atlas B missile site - Arlington
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-27 11:37:23
Atlas was a missile built by the Convair Division of General Dynamics. Originally designed as an ICBM in the late 1950s, Atlas was the foundation for a family of successful space launch vehicles now built by United Launch Alliance. The Atlas rocket family is today used as a launch platform for commercial and military satellites, and other space vehicles.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39446/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39446/ Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:37:23 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39446/ 41.48707400 -96.29744100 <![CDATA[Former German SA-3 Missile Site]]>

Former German SA-3 Missile Site
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-20 16:46:12
The Isayev S-125 "Neva"\"Pechora" (Russian: С-123 "Нева"/"Печора", NATO reporting name SA-3 Goa) Soviet surface-to-air missile system was designed to complement the S-25 Berkut (SA-1 'Guild') and V-75 (SA-2 'Guideline'). It has a shorter effective range and lower engagement altitude than either of its predecessors and also flies slower, but due to its two-stage design it is more effective against more maneuverable targets. It is also able to engage lower flying targets than the previous systems, and being more modern it is much more resistant to ECM than the SA-2. The 5V24 (V-600) missiles reach around Mach 3 to 3.5 in flight, both stages powered by solid fuel rocket motors. The SA-3, like the SA-2, uses radio command guidance. The naval version of this system has the NATO reporting name SA-N-1 Goa and original designation M-1 Volna (Russian Волна – wave).]]>

Rothenburg Air Base
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-20 16:20:38]]>

Rothenburg Air Base
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-20 16:20:38]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39103/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39103/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:20:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39103/ 51.36986500 14.95644800 <![CDATA[Weeze Airport (former RAF Laarbruch)]]>

Weeze Airport (former RAF Laarbruch)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-20 16:17:26
RAF Laarbruch (motto: Ein' Feste Burg - "A Fortress Sure"), located on the Germany/Netherlands border, was home to various first-line squadrons, including II (AC) Squadron flying F-4 Phantom II; and 15 and 16 Squadrons flying BAe Buccaneers in the 1970s, followed by Jaguars in the 1980s. These were replaced by Tornadoes with four squadrons (2, 15, 16,and 20) resident. After the first Gulf War, many of the squadrons were relocated, No. 2 Sqn going back to RAF Marham; and 15, 16, and 20 becoming reserve squadrons. When RAF Gütersloh closed, the Harriers of 3(F) and IV(AC) squadrons moved in along with the helicopters of 18(B) Squadron. Laarbruch was also home to 1 and 26 Squadron RAF Regiment. 18 Squadron returned to RAF Odiham in 1997 with the remaining Harrier squadrons departing to RAF Cottesmore in 1999.

After closing in 1999 the airfield found a new civilian lease of life as the budget airline airport Flughafen Niederrhein (Lower Rhine Airport), now known as Weeze Airport after the nearest large village. The Airfield site is now open (late 2006) to the public. It is a very eerie sensation for ex service personnel to walk around. The lawns etc. in front of SHQ are kept tidy. But the ghosts of many SWO's still loiter on the camp.]]>

RAF NATO Air Base Bruggen
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-20 16:14:30
RAF Bruggen, Germany was until June 15, 2001 a major station of the Royal Air Force.

RAF Bruggen was situated next to the village of Elmpt, approximately 43 km west of Düsseldorf near the German-Netherlands border. The base was named after the village of Bruggen, the nearest rail depot. Construction began in mid-1952 which involved the clearing of dense forest and draining of marshland. The station became active in 1953 during the rapid expansion of NATO forces in Europe.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39100/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39100/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:14:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39100/ 51.19857500 6.13213100 <![CDATA[Canadian Forces NATO Air Base Baden-Soellingen]]>

Canadian Forces NATO Air Base Baden-Soellingen
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-20 16:12:01]]>

Canadian Forces NATO Air Base Baden-Soellingen
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-20 16:12:01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39098/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39098/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:12:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39098/ 48.77647000 8.09267500 <![CDATA[Leipheim Air Base]]>

Leipheim Air Base
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-20 16:09:37
Saw the mass production of the cargo glider Messerschmitt Me 321 and the first strategic transport aircraft Messerschmitt Me 323. The first flight of the prototype of the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow"), the world's first operational turbojet fighter aircraft took place in Leipheim on July 18, 1942. From 1944, the aircraft was mass produced (around 800 units).

After the end of World War II in 1945, a displaced persons camp for Jewish survivors was established on the premises of the former air base. This camp, which sheltered up to 3,150 people, was disbanded in June 1950. After 1957 the area was used for military air traffic again until 1993.]]>

Former East German / Soviet Damgarten Air Base
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-20 15:59:00
In 1934, Walter Bachmann moved his airplane repair and production business from Rostock to Ribnitz. The company was specialized in seaplanes, for which nearness to open water was essential. The Walter-Bachmann-Flugzeugbau KG, as it was later called, turned the fisher's and farmer's town into a seat of war-essential production. The influx of workers for the factory, among other factors, increased the population of Ribnitz from 4772 in 1930 to 8925 in 1942.

At the same time as the Bachmann works in Pütnitz, near Damgarten, an air force base was built. Like the Bachmann works for Ribnitz, so did they increase Damgarten's population, which doubled from 1933 to 1939. Primarily it was a training center for seaplane personnel. After World War II, this base became one of the major deployments of the Soviet Air Forces in East Germany.]]>

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'Moore AAF'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-09-12 10:46:16
Moore Army Airfield, located at Fort Devens, was built in 1940. During the Second World War it was also used by the Navy, and was referred to as Ayer Naval Auxiliary Air Station. The airfield originally consisted of three paved runways, taxiways and a ramp.

Moore Army Airfield was declared excess when Fort Devens was downgraded to a training area, and was closed in the late 1990s. By the time of its closure, two of the original runways had been abandoned, and the longest runway was still maintained (14/32, approximately 4,700 ft long). Two helicopter runways (2/20 & 15/33, each approximately 500 ft long) were located at the northeast corner of the airfield. The closure of Fort Devens meant some relief for local residents from the noise from Army helicopters. However the runway at Devens, Moore AAF, still exists, and there are unverified reports that Moore may be turned into a local airport. Since its closure, it has been used to store police vehicles, and to run auto races. ]]>

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Llano Racetrack
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By: Pdunn
@ 2007-09-07 19:42:06]]>

Llano Racetrack
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By: Pdunn
@ 2007-09-07 19:42:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/38564/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/38564/ Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:42:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/38564/ 34.49381500 -117.77586200 <![CDATA[Small jet on static display on top of an old bunker]]>

Small jet on static display on top of an old bunker

Small jet on static display on top of an old bunker
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-30 11:51:50
A couple of things to see here. First is he small business jet on static display. Thene there appears to be two entrances to a bunker. Finally on the other side of the building just to the south of the business jet is another small plane - perhaps a WWII figheter.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37883/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37883/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:51:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37883/ 48.76995200 2.20649100 <![CDATA[Remains of former Ellyson Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station]]>

Remains of former Ellyson Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station

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Remains of former Ellyson Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-28 10:52:47
As a result of the increasing importance of helicopter aviation within the Navy and the accelerating activity at the installation, Ellyson was redesignated a Naval Auxiliary Air Station in 1967, and then a full Naval Air Station in 1968.

Due to constant conflict with Pensacola’s civilian airport traffic pattern
and the reorganization of the Training Command in 1972, it was decided to close Ellyson & move helicopter training in 1973 to NAS Whiting Field.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37759/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37759/ Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:52:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37759/ 30.52737600 -87.19817900 <![CDATA[FEMA temporary trailers at former NAS Saufley Field]]>

FEMA temporary trailers at former NAS Saufley Field

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FEMA temporary trailers at former NAS Saufley Field
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-28 10:47:23
Prepositioned at NAS Saufley Field.]]>

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FEMA temporary trailers at former NAS Saufley Field
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-08-28 10:47:23
Prepositioned at NAS Saufley Field.