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  • Category: Airports
  • Founded: Sep 15, 2004
  • Language: English
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Information on vanished or abandoned airfields and little-known airfields with unusual histories.

The "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" web site is maintained by Paul Freeman.

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Re: Octogan shaped auxiliary airfields
If you go to the following URL you can see a 1956 photo showing the remains of a pretty unique round concrete airfield. This was the Sheep Ranch OLF of NAS
Posted - Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:37 pm
 Chris Kennedy
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Re: Octogan shaped auxiliary airfields
Interesting info guys. Thanks for your insights.     jw ... From: David Brooks <dbrooks84@...> Subject: Re: [AbandonedAirfields] Re: Octogan
Posted - Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:55 pm
 Jody Wallace
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Re: Octogan shaped auxiliary airfields
Yes, I am familiar with Paul Freeman's website. I have contributed data to him too. Best, David Brooks www.airfieldsdatabase.com
Posted - Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:42 pm
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Re: Octogan shaped auxiliary airfields
I concur Dave. The principal training aircraft used as NAS Bunker Hill was the N2T Tudor primary trainer (made by Timm Aircraft Corp., Van Nuys, CA). Here is
Posted - Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:29 pm
 David Brooks
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Re: Octogan shaped auxiliary airfields
When considering the octagon landing fields, there are several things that need to be understood: 1.) 1700'-1800' is more than adequate for the Navy trainers
Posted - Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:18 pm
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