Hello All, I have updated my website - www.airfieldsdatbase.com I have added Louisiana as a data base. This is the initial release of the Louisiana data base....
This months issue of AIRWAYS MAGAZINE has a very nice article on Tulsa's International Airport. It has been written by one of several individuals in Oklahoma...
Hello, Am obviously new to this site and not sure if this is the place to chat with anyone re the above referenced airfield in addition to any or all info...
Welcome to the group Susan. Discussion of Skyport definitely fits the purpose of this group. I noticed that Paul recently added a lot of info about this ...
Hi Tom, Wow, great to hear from you. I saw your additions to the Skyport section. Tried to find you on the internet to no avail except for references for...
Barry, Thanks for your kind welcome to the abandoned airfields site. At first had some questions about an airfield in Lemoyne for which I thought I may be able...
Barry- From my conversations with locals who flew in the area from the 30's on there is no doubt that the Susquehanna Airport was closed before WWII. There was...
I took a look at some of the CAA Bulletin No 2s from 1931 to 1936. Susquehanna is listed. It is not listed in the 1938 or 1939 editions. It is also listed in...
I am working on the history of NAS Livermore, CA for the USACE FUDS program and one of the environmental scientists came up with a good question. Well, the...
... Everything seems to concur with that. I'm not sure if it was a commercial field in any sense but with Capital City Airport opening nearby circa 1934, ...
... Not a long life for an airfield but then again, the Great Depression occured at that time. Nearby Capital City may also have been a factor. Thanks for the...
Barry- It was a Commercial Airport in that is was a public airport operated as a business, obviously there was never any scheduled, airline, operations there,...
Dan: I'd say yes, they did a fair amount of maintenance on the aircraft at the station for both the trainers and the patrol aircraft although I suspect the...
Dan: During the early part of WWII when NAS Livermore was a primary training base (N2S and N2T) the Navy took over the former Livermore Intermediate Field and...
MK- With it's short runways Livermore never hosted Patrol aircraft, after Primary training ended a few CAG's cycyled thru with fighters and torpedo bombers. ...
John- What is the basis for stating that maint. was accomplished at OLF Livermore, my understanding is that the NAS Livermore had an on site A & R department. ...
I had my first flying lesson at Skyland in 1945. Does anyone remember that field? See Photos for sectional chart of the area around Lakeland. Mel Davidow...
Hello Mel, Have you looked at Paul Freeman's website "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields"? While not talking directly about the Biscayne SPB, he does discuss...
Hi Mel, I did a search of Miami sectional charts and can not find a Biscayne SPB. Can you identify where it was located? I have only found three SPBs around...
Hello Mel, I am not familiar with Skyland. I did check on some charts and it is not charter prior to 1945 on Orlando Sectionals. I am guessing it came into...
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If anyone ever gets a chance to go to this airport, you'll enjoy the trip. It's a pretty nice modern strip for a small city. Even has a real nice concrete...
... folder "El ... That appears to be inside the old Caster Range of Fort Bliss. On a photo, there is lots of new development nearby & the strip looks pretty...
You can try a number of different web sites. I would start with Scott Murdocks fine website: http://www.airforcebase.net/ I have a list on my site of WW2...
Hello aviation enthusiasts! My name is Dave Clark, and I am a writer and historian from Chicago. My area of interest and research is centered on the history of...
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