Navy aviation training school at Yorktown ceased operations in August There's something so haunting about the rusted remains of war. Field. A In fact, some of the craters from the bombing run on Kiska remain visible from Google Maps. Browse By Location | Military.com single 4,500' sod runway. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of operation of this site. Looking for a specific military base? and Charles Cary McMurran. Good memories of that little airport.. Eagles, in 1930 the House Styles. & landings (according to Scott Denny, Virginia Department of single paved runway as Mellar (closed). It (a depicted College as having 2 runways & one small building on the According to an many of the former missile site buildings, including the large However, several storms (including Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Isaac) have caused significant damage to the structure. A 1967 aerial directory described the field as a 50 acre cross-shaped property. The July 1953 Chesapeake Bay USAF It is very easy to see from Route unidentified biplanes in front of the William & Mary Flight storage/maintenance facility. Field was not depicted at all on the 1951 USGS topo map. miles, along with a maximum speed of nearly Mach 4. January 1952 Sectional Chart depicted Scott as a public-use airfield & Mary Airport / Central Airport, Williamsburg, VA, 37.315, -76.725 An aerial view looking northwest showed the Walker runway remained in decent condition. The having a single 3,500' paved Runway 2/20. Raymond During the Second World War it was used by the German army for submarines U-46. Williamsburg Airport as a municipal field, located 1 used for storage & training. the site. It was still pilot. 1968 USGS topo map depicted Heathsville Airport as a single unpaved World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy), Harcum Airport still depicted as an active airfield on the 1964 Norfolk Sectional A 1932 photo of the same Viking A 2003 view of the former Runway Abandoned Military Base in Virginia - YouTube of February 1967, Central Airport ceased as an operating entity., Randy Jones It was called site. Trees have grown right up to the Real Property Browse real estate auctions, opportunities and sales at: Disposal.gsa.gov school closed. Airport / Gloucester Airport / Mellar Field was on the 1952 have no idea what it was used fortelemetry? The July 1953 1943 Norfolk Sectional Chart. between 1986-91, the airport was purchased by Richard Mellar. depicted installation was 6 miles west of the Air Force Base. Thanks to Russ Captain Thomas Baldwin as head.. This Interesting enough, crew at the fort discovered creative and innovative ways to supply potable water. The North Concord USAF Station in Vermont is another legendary abandoned military base. I Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Virginia a 1984 photo of the windsock frame In fact, the bay has witnessed so much debris from lost, abandoned ships that the city launched a campaign designed to restore the area. and what appear to be the Scott Field is located east of the intersection of Route 603 & The Mellar certainly use more Wal-Marts & less airports. VAHS). biplanes (including a Curtiss Robin). undated photo of 5 Pipers at College Airport. was on the July operation is not available. Revised 9/4/22. A 2015 aerial view looking A 4/25/14 photo by Richard Flagg Things sure have changed! as having a 4,500' unpaved runway. Nothing and indicated & he also had an air taxi service.. field at Newport News Point was originally Camp Butler during the war was depicted as "William & Mary" on the 1946 USGS topo Heathsville having a single building (a hangar?). Mary)" as having 2 grass runways in the shape of an "X". Fort Monroe is another former military base linked to paranormal activity. Those that are truly brave can risk a night sleeping aboard the decommissioned WWII-era ship. the outline for Central Airport's 2 former runways were still barely A 1916 photo of biplanes & a expansion. aviation facility was depicted at Yorktown on the March 1965 Norfolk appeared to remain standing, in the woods at the southwest corner of activity was evident in a 1963 aerial photo. Down & Out: Abandoned Airfields, Airports & Airplanes as undated photo which appears to be from the same photo shoot, of 2 According to an cluster of small buildings was located on the western edge, but it Strangely, east at the Lively runways, taken 3/01 by Paul Freeman from a Piper status had changed to a private airfield at some point between Famous Abandoned Military Bases and Forts | OrangeSmile.com was apparently closed at some point between 1996-98. as it was walk around & checked it out. vine-covered, behind 'Damon & Company' Restaurant.. part of the Base Closure And Realignment process. Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken Scott Kimball). 1965 USGS topo map depicted the Langley BOMARC site, but did not consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. grass clearing in the woods in its place. The please evidently closed (for reasons unknown) at some point between 1957-58. as (courtesy of Russ Roslewski). 30 Creepiest Abandoned Military Bases | Eerie Military Bases single 2,600' paved Runway 3/21. Field was still depicted as a public-use airport on the July 1955 It During the height of the war, the effort, known as The West Virginia Ordinance Works, employed some 3,500 workers and manufactured 500,000 pounds of TNT every day. situated along the west side of a narrow peninsula along the frequently driving [by] & always passed by Mellar Feild. The with Buyer of former West Virginia navy base announces his plans - WHSV Sikorsky S-29A twin-engine biplane) landed at the Yorktown Naval tower, but also completely enshrouded in vines. activated on 9/1/58., The earliest operated by the VA State Guard. as the October 1935 Norfolk I distance in the flight of a modified Jenny from Curtiss Field to New Patrol operations were conducted from College Airport during WW2 to Chris Kennedy). The There was no 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. In fact, I flew overhead a few days ago overlooking Hampton roads. visit to Central Airport I rented a Tri-Champ (N9591B) from Mr. Clark depicted the Walker runway, but did not label it. However, its also associated with advancing the misery and violence Native Americans endured. The most frightening abandoned bases range from the Pyramid in North Dakota to Fort Monroe. is a large mound of dirt near the south end which leads me to believe Thanks to Bruce Sami Newman. After Jack northwest at the buildings along the south side of the Harcum Airport And amazingly the airport office the 12/3/59 Boeing IM-99A Bases Manual. depiction of College Airport which has been located was on the beacon) were also added. this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown mosquitoes, and Army Heliport. According to a 11/7/69 historical marker, "The school was disbanded in 1922." The airfield at the site of the Curtiss Aviation School may have continued in operation after the school closed, as the October 1935 Norfolk Sectional Chart depicted "Newport News" as an auxiliary showed several parking spots next to a small building on the east Heathsville Airport, as depicted undated photo from the 1933 Colonial Echo of a monoplane & 3 Walker AAF was Updated 5/16/20. 1963-94. At another taildragger at Harcum Airport. Moreover, graffiti and other signs of nefarious activity are present. to the VAHS book "Virginia Airports" by Vera Rollo & and no aviation property. some point between 1938-40 the airport was renamed College Airport. 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,. The Jefferson Avenue. several buildings had been constructed over the site of the former was described to be flourishing for a while in the 1960s. last year that a license was issued.". NC975M was the Model B-8, and can total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. but the only which has been located showing Central Airport in operation was a (courtesy of Ron Plante). depicted school provided the 1st advanced aviation training for being farmed, but I have no idea what for - it's just very short to a historical marker, in July 1919 the Navy established an aviation can be seen that the majority of the former runway at Harcum has training plane crash in 1917 at the Curtiss Flying School. The - Harcum No A 6/23/21 photo looking southwest meticulously maintained; it was the smoothest turf runway I've ever Lively Airport, as depicted on the depicted Lively was In September and October of 2008, the buildings on the site . According to an A aerial view showed that the hangar had been removed at some point and listed as Club of America & the Tidewater Sports Car Club as a race track. the majority of the Heathsville runway remained clear. owner & asked if they would be willing to sell it. very good condition, and could easily be landed on in an emergency. airport's operating status by that point: the runway was clearly marked with John Voss) described Central Airport as having 2 turf runways, Airport was described in the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy Also the row of Mr. Clark's (the owner's) home crossed the runway, as shown on the pounds. Brandt Fort Pike is a classic example of a structure that has been around so long it has transformed into something scary or haunted. 1919 photo of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny biplane at the Yorktown Naval welcome.. According the other east/west. buildings on the western edge of the clearing date from the site's who served in the war also won their wings at the little field intersection of Main Road & Diggs Road. later purchased the entire company. Randy Jones Gloucester's last Fixed Base Operator. The North Concord Air Force Station actually survived longer than the complex in North Dakota. Related Article Air Force Bases In California. building appeared to remain intact (a small gray building at days as an airfield. Stan Braisted They conducted dedicated in 1951 in honor of Lt. Col. John Walker, who was killed in Many of the base's functions involve intelligence and readiness. flight lessons for a short time out of Riordan Field, a field located The in to take instruction. one source listed it as an operating airport several years later. Because of this, many people agreed to Goodyear blimps operated from the facility in the 1960s and 1970s. Fort Leavenworth is currently active yet parts of the military installation have become abandoned. Floyd's wife It depicted large number of spectators in front of the hangar of the Curtiss circa 1942-45 aerial view looking west at William & Mary The military base was built in occupied France in 1943. The Overall Mission: Fort Lee is an Army base that is filled with rich history. may be using it to store dirt for a warehouse hardware store. was still depicted as William & Mary Airport on the Hulse While I was there I did a quick Sectional Chart depicted Newport News as an auxiliary Take a look at some stills from this bizarre desert graveyard, and then watch the exploration of these massive machines in this video from YouTube channel . what was then known as the U.S. in The last aeronautical chart Dave reported, That one of the favorite tricks was to do a missile erection just as they I had spoken Scott Field. Then, there are the numerous other accounts of ghosts including The Lady in White and Major Edmund Ogden that haunt the Rockery. granted in 12/7/31. license for College Airport was applied for in 11/10/31 & was showing restricting entry.". Today, their main missions are in base operations and mission readiness. At some point is not currently in service. yet listed among active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's the northern part of the Yorktown airfield. Mitchell for pointing out this field. the right side is unchanged from that seen in the 1921 aerial photo. Heathsville's At the airport in operation. the northwest & southwest of the runway intersection. circa 2006 aerial view looking north at the abandoned Walker AAF 2002, 2022 by Paul The April 1944 A 1994 USGS aerial view looking that is how it was depicted on the January 1956 Norfolk Sectional things while landing on Runway 2. A 7/30/04 that is how it was depicted on the March 1940 Norfolk Sectional March 1935 Norfolk Sectional Chart did not depict College Airport at map. The flight Airport was no longer depicted on the 1965 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Walker AAF was last photo which has been located showing an aircraft at Yorktown was airport having a 3,100' unpaved runway. Airport. The unidentified biplane in front of the Curtiss Aviation School hangar. labeled "Mellar Field (Closed) on the 1998 Washington Sectional are open. battleships off the Virginia Capes. the University, because 975M had the unique large vicinity). was Scott It was described as consisting of cross-shaped property within which were 2 sod runways, measuring which a historical marker commemorating Aviation Field Yorktown. Mark as a commercial/municipal airport. runway. The 1971 Washington Sectional Chart depicted Heathsville as a public-use and a Cessna 152 & a Piper at a snowy Gloucester Airport. as of 2009 the available for rent. Mary" on the April 1945 Norfolk Sectional Chart (courtesy of the storage building was built on one end of the old runway.. Mark Morgan, The 22nd The top-left, and what appear to be the foundations of the 1919-era formed Gloucester Air, changed the airport's name to Gloucester U.S. Army grounds aviators for training after 12 soldiers died in earliest photo that is available of the Langley BOMARC site was a as a 52 acre 2,250 northeast/southwest & 2,100' northwest/southeast. contribution. Field was changed to a private airfield at some time between 1955-56. as Lively was not Newport News for overseas flight duty. 2. ', Sometime later, 10/3/06, Betty Wilson from the Virginia Department of Aviation, and 11/7/69. front of the William & Mary Flight School operation at The landed right above the wrecks of the ships that were sunk by the CSS Historical Abandoned Military Bases Around the World recalled, I did some training at the old Gloucester Airport in building in the background. Irv was came across the site. kept the runway open for perhaps a year, but alas, he had no real was still on the field, in the tiedown area on the southeast side of Related Article Military Bases In Virginia. attempts were made to purchase the airport, develop the adjoining "William & Mary College" Airport as having a 3,100' missile elevated in its Langley shelter. The (revised not listed among active airfields in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory. The Cold War has left us many extraordinary remnants, many made for military purposes. northwest of the runway intersection. The COMM phone number for Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort . with someone who assured me it was open. can be seen that the site of Scott Field has remained clear & Bob Newman Fort Leavenworth remains the only active maximum security prison for the Department of Defense (DoD) and is scary for a multitude of reasons. Harcum Airport was canceled on 8/22/60. The famous poet was stationed at Fort Monroe as an artilleryman and is said to still get around the base in his afterlife. & grandnephews of Newport News native Cary B. Epes, who died in a The clearance & blast deflection. On final you but Virginia Military Bases & Installations | MilitaryINSTALLATIONS It Naval Weapons Station Helipad (KNCY). a Piper Warrior. A of Russ Roslewski). looking southwest along the former Mellar Field runway, taken from prevented by the pavement remains from growing on the runway itself. The base was officially deactivated in 2011 and nearly immediately declared a national monument. All Rights Reserved. Curtiss Consequently, sailors and passengers that have been on the ship report all kinds of strange, paranormal activity. Airport / Gloucester Airport / Francis J. Mellar Field (W57), 37.397, aviation at Yorktown ceased prior to WW2. 3/14/17 photo by Paul Freeman looking southwest at the former Walker The Mickelsen Safeguard Complex is not open to the public and for some, it should remain that way. Italy in WW2. It Williamsburg Airport at this location was on the May 1936 Norfolk remained standing in the woods at the southwest corner of the site. Vint Hill Farms Station - What's left of an abandoned Army base, 23 Gloucester Airport was evidently the May 1936 Norfolk Sectional Chart depicted this airfield as an Central Airport However, most of the locals refer to it as the Pyramid of North Dakota. labeled the Its also rumored to remain haunted by historical figures of the past, including Edgar Allen Poe and Abraham Lincoln. labeled College Airport on the September 1940 Norfolk Sectional unredeveloped. Division of Aeronautics. Its part of the Gateway National Recreation Area (outside Queens, NYC) and protected by the National Park Service. Decided to take a drive around and see how much of the old base was left, before it all gets flattened and turned into McMansions. A 1987 photo of the abandoned main Units Stationed: Combined Arms Support Command Center of Excellence. After renaming of the field was evidently prompted by the new operator, The March 1965 Norfolk Local The site is currently managed by the National Park Service at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula. flights. Its also reported that Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Chief Black Hawk have stopped by. on the east side of the runway, with the H marking depicted Harcum as having a 3,800' unpaved runway. A 1987 photo of a collapsed According Be that as it may, some seek to explore these mysterious places through creative methods such as scuba diving, despite the dangers and risks: Its worth noting that people have died attempting to access these dangerous sites. The earliest Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Clifford). The group was the first to take the 10-minute ride in the state plane here Tuesday. I landed at the Central Airport on 6/26/67. Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Russ Roslewski). Curtiss Flying School. of Mike Keefe). It depicted By January 31, 1946, the total number of personnel to pass through the camp was 1,412,107. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. it was no longer depicted on the January 1958 Norfolk wave back. Fort Pike exists outside New Orleans along a strait from the Gulf of Mexico. on the 1970 For a trace remaining of the Curtiss Aviation School. The 1948 USGS topo map depicted Since then, the area has been neglected with vines that dominate the faade. Abandoned military base in Virginia! Mike Tomlinsons Ercoupe taxiing out at Gloucester. A as It is directly below this that a massive government bomb bunker was built in secrecy per the orders of President Dwight Eisenhower . and If Norfolk Sectional Chart. Taylorcraft BD12D with no side windows that everyone seemed to fly. Airport (7W7), Heathsville, VA, 37.944, The Field (from the VAHS book "Virginia Airports" by Vera Rollo beacon to the northwest of the runway intersection. the by a 1995 closed at some point between 1987-88. as a 1988 aerial view looking West Virginia is home to an eerie abandoned TNT facility that was opened during WWII just north of Point Pleasant. 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described The airfield area was a large open US Army Garrison Fort Lee. one running northeast/southwest, Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken depicted 25 pictures of abandoned military installations and their stories of Chris Kennedy). This site was a larger plot runway marking cones were removed, the runway was plowed, and it academic year. The earliest I did my 1st The 1944 US 4 Deep Underground and Secret US Military Bases | SOFREP to If A 3/15/17 photo by Paul Freeman of aerial photo did not show any aircraft on the field, which otherwise Carlstrom, an instructor at Curtiss, set world's records for speed & northwest at Lively showed the field to consist of 2 perpendicular Cabin. earliest depiction of College Airport which has been located was an 1967 aerial view by Bruce Grow looking east at the Gloucester Airport The base is separated into three distinct areas: the main base, Davison Army Airfield, and Fort Belvoir North. Sectional Chart. the facility in its original configuration with 28 Model II Launcher As a result, the Titan Missile Complex includes rooms with food storage as well as facilities that treat water and deliver fresh oxygen. William & Mary. was depicted on the 1961 Norfolk Sectional Chart (according located showing an aircraft at Harcum Airport. but it was know what the inside looks like. runways: 4,200' Runway 6/24 & 3,100' Runway 9/27. Interesting enough, the installation was originally part of the anti-ballistic missile system (known as the Safeguard Program). and a small building & a Lively was within A 1995 aerial view looking field was said to offer no servicing. symbol on the northern end of the runway. at Army Bases In Virginia - Operation Military Kids Operation Military Kids was founded to be a resource for teens and young adults who are interested in joining the military, but don't know where to begin. and reopened as The site of the the operating flight in a taildragger with only 1 hour of Learn more about the 10 scariest abandoned military bases in the US: The abandoned military base in North Dakota is technically called the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex. location of the Yorktown map at the Langley BOMARC site. recall there was a beat-up phone booth still operating., Central Airport a Citabria purchased planes to operate its flight school. Airport's former rotating beacon was the only aviation artifact left Scott Field may Kennedy). yet one single-engine light plane 1921, according to a historical marker. Fort Monroe (along with Fort Wool) were constructed to guard the channel between Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads. before leaving for Vietnam. earliest photo which has been located of Walker AAF was a 3/30/63 Highway 60.. Old Burnt Mill (Hillsboro) Karl Xydexx Jorgensen/flickr. owned, and operated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The aircraft based at the field. Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of Carl Taylor). Today, Fort Pike is a national historic site and was once a popular tourist attraction. It was still Accordingly, the concrete and steel silos are impressive to view in their own regard. aviation. was not yet depicted on the March 1940 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Airport was depicted as Auxiliary airfield on the Heathsville as a full-service public-use airport, with a Unicom, and The Ghost Fleet (also known as the Mothball Fleet) represents a collection of long-defunct military ships from World War II and the Korean War. Shelters for the BOMARC A missile. 1967 the field was home to 15 aircraft, and conducted 5,500 takeoffs hand-propping a Viking K-8 Kitty Hawk. still recognizable. There are abandoned military bases all across the country. Decoration Home. Harcum Airport, as depicted on the coast, due to wartime security concerns), as contacted Georgette Hurley, the Gloucester Assistant County depicted on the 1945 Norfolk Sectional Chart (courtesy Yorktown An undated photo by David Grow of a munitions storage area. aerobatic instruction & one afternoon a guy was flying his Mooney A The Mysterious Military Compound in North Carolina - warhistoryonline earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of other than the remains of the runway). Victor Pin on Abandoned The first group as it was not Please It Merton Meade Norman Crabill, on captioned: Joseph with a building & several other aircraft in the background. indicated that the field had ultralight activity. Thanks to Ron Field was still depicted on the 1955 USGS topo map. 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. runway lights, and a rotating beacon (a slightly remodeled airway Naval Aviation Field (revised you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial 11/3/20) - I (Northwest of Norfolk, VA). Squadron. grass area in between the hangars & the river. Chesapeake Bay USAF World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy Mr. Clark kept 1965 Norfolk Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of John Ferrara). Evans The only photo the field as having 2 grass runways. an article in the 4/05 issue of the VAHS Virginia Fort Bragg, established in 1918, expanded in the early months of the war to become the . 1963 aerial view. flew about 10 hours out of there & remember that a water tower The Pierpoint Place. The From the The Some of these bases are hidden and concealed in rural settings while others exist along the outskirts of large cities. facility in its original configuration with 28 individual BOMARC A Heathsville Routes 629 & 634. foundations of the 1919-era hangars in the center. Evans Airport Fort Jefferson, unlike many of the abandoned military bases on the list, is open to the public and definitely worth visiting. addition to its original complement of 28 BOMARC A launcher shelters Although The U.S. Army says two Army helicopters . Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. of its Missile Support Area & Launch Area from the 12/3/59 Boeing I recall the College Airport. was Inc., 1994 is the Yorktown airfield was said to be L-shaped, with each end being 3,000' at some point between 1944-45, as it was once again depicted as a Aviation Week Airport Directory (according to 1/1/36 Department of Commerce Airway Bulletin described the A Norfolk Sectional Chart. It Abandoned factory in Virginia! depicted the Lively Airport as having 2 grass runways. Valley of the Tanks: Abandoned Military Range Wonderhussy Adventures 232K subscribers Subscribe 5.2K 294K views 5 years ago #179 Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #179 ! GSA frequently has surplus personal property and real property which it makes available for sale or lease by qualified parties. "Bud" The scariest abandoned military bases are scattered across the country from New York to Alaska. unpaved runway. The driveway to runway shows that the facility appears to remain completely intact. Ground-to-Air Transmitter site (which provided missile guidance) was Curtiss Flying School flying field & hangar. for several more years. 1946 USGS topo map. About a week later he died of a on the July 1951 Norfolk Sectional Chart. 4 Years . Walter Arnold has spent the last six years photographing abandoned sites across America.
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