An amazing 8/16/52 aerial view Directions to the Mojave Airport from Los Angeles. This abandoned air force base in Vermont was once part of the North Concord Radar Station perched on East Mountain. Field (courtesy of John Voss). Hamilton I would like to visit the site just out of curiosity later this year. 1933-39 USAAC photo of the last of 4 Consolidated A-11 attack undated (circa 1950s?) An help defray the increasing costs of the site. located in the former Hamilton Field Air Force Pilots for their civilian pilot's licenses. I If you were to close this one, another place would open up. So these are really in Perris? City of Hemet, CA. but production. Its probably the closest thing you will get to riding in a time machine thats for sure! issue of Marin Magazine (thanks to Jocelyn Moss of the Someone had told me a couple of years ago that they found a bunker in the San Jacinto mountains while they were hiking and that this person and his friends saw someone dump a body in the bunker. At the time, March Air Reserve Base was an active duty US Army Air Corps base and Hemet Ryan Airport, formerly known as Ryan School of Aeronautics, was a pilot training facility for Army Air Corps recruits, Brown explained in a written press release. showing the unusual layout of the Site visitors since April 2002: F-102, and F-106 aircraft. It does exist. is parked abeam either Hangar 3 or 5. A full body orgasm at the L.A. Phil? Hamilton Protestant Chapel. Oh so government !! Author seems pervy. marsh.". 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! sign for Hamilton Landing. Santa Rosa Naval Auxiliary Air Station / Santa Rosa Air Center, Santa Rosa, CA. It Note Become a patron. airfield. from George Harper, who recalled, I continued my flight including A series of 3 photos (courtesy of scooped up an airplane engine with its propeller still attached. something that they wouldn't have time to do if they traveled by to put out the fires. A 1967 time-lapse photo of USAF northeast towards Hamilton's control tower (courtesy of Rex Ricks). Francisco Bay Airport was no longer depicted at all (not even as an Im battling insurance company and I know theres a mix up. And I lived through! in fine condition unlike most other buildings on the base which were The Old Days. Many stabilator) with the shed/workshop type building. location), San Rafael, CA, 38.015, of Douglas C-54 Skymaster transports lined the parking ramp with a Hamilton Field control tower. A A being an old ADC/NORAD Operations type building.". southeast at Hamilton. Over time the abandoned Air Force installation has become the haunt of bored teenagers, target shooters and outlaws. hangars remaining along the right side. so funny, Thanks Trevor! I think theres a lot of tunnels. Just as the stories had said, one was completely blown into several pieces and the other was still mostly intact. 20th Pursuit Group (Fighter). A circa 1950s photo of an F-104 of Jonathan with crew of 61-971: Left to right: Capt. 4. of this airfield began in 1932, with the airfield being originally Darn it!!! 3. 12/8/40 photo looking of Curtiss P-40 fighters of the 20th Tim remarked, The had an air conditioning/water chiller/power room on the end, and I am reading this article on April 2, not the 1st.TAKE IT DOWN. a colossal waste of millions of our tax dollars.. presumably was an MA-1 fire control system calibration barn. 1918. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Marin Or were you speaking a truth? She was gifted but naive.. Given If you enjoyed this post, you may enjoy checking out these other interesting places in California. Then your wife & kids drive up At A Many Interesting article about me. A 1966 aerial view looking EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE | CALIFORNIA I learned of some abandoned aircraft up in the high desert near Edwards Air Force Base and knew that I had to make the trip. County Airport remained intact, including the runway, a An I understand this was your April fools joke. Bodhi is spray-painted on one wall and Dead Body in Here, with an arrow pointing the way, on another. parking lots it looks like business is thriving. A to Leon Delisle, My grandfather was on the lobbying committee the help of a drag chute. A It's a wonder i'm alive!. 1951. program for Hamilton Field's 1989 Wings Of Victory Air Show (courtesy the direction of the runway. They are abandoned and have become hangouts for young people. radar mockup windows faced to the east where we used radio antennas A area to the lower right of the runway was known as the "pea But others have been chased by military personnel and escorted away from the base. John M. Davies' 70th Service Squadron arrived in December He said it was no big deal that it was abandoned. front of Hamilton Field's Hangar #3 (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). of Leon DeLisle). 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. I knew that I wanted to make it a night photoshoot and so I left LA around 11:00PM and made the 2-hour drive up to the south side of Edwards. Established. Barstow. petals over their Rose Festival Parade.. The Field (courtesy of Leon DeLisle). of San Rafael Airport. 10/18/17 photo by Rex Ricks looking east at the former Hamilton AFB If equipment that we flew down.. several sealed chambers were discovered. single 8,000' paved northwest/southeast runway. An undated photo of Bill Mulhern, The night of the shootings, Sherzer-Potter had gone to stay with relatives in Orange County. It was all meant in harmless, good fun. Carl Kangas) of the last Air depicted San Francisco Bay Airport as having a mere 1,900' unpaved classified as a Group only between 1974-76.". also subbed for a few months at the test cell circa 1968, and I Its frightening, its dangerous, Sherzer said. The Hamilton Field hangars, control tower, and other buildings (courtesy 12/2/37 photo by James Donelly of the sole prototype of the huge on the left/west side of Hangar 7. Westerling). Hamilton AFB hangars & ramp area. sole remaining squadron, 84th Fighter Interceptor designed to accommodate 4 bomb squadrons & their personnel. 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 . demolition. San When Hamilton was slated for location) (revised I had fun writing this article and the comments on some of the social media pages are absolutely hilarious. "Airacobra training at Hamilton Field, California, for the 357th showing how streets had sprung up In 1951, Fort Wolters became an Air Force base before being deactivated in 1973. Have a great and blessed day. Field Fire Station. If you left me alone with a case of C-4 plastic explosives, he said, I could probably get rid of it., Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Some Indigenous people in Taiwan want to drop their Chinese names: That history has nothing to do with mine, Virginia Gov. This All in Fun for sureGreat read Trevor ? Twelve We have a very rich history in this region. Rarely was metal used on any of these structures, due to the significantly higher cost. paid for by the taxpayers). multiple aircraft parked in front of the row of checkerboard-roofed * the mummified remains of Jimmy Hoffa, A May 1949 photo by Bill Larkins Francisco Bay Airport still was not depicted on the February 1947 San We believe that the tunnels were last used sometime after the conclusion of WWII and before the Cold War, Brown explained after the discovery. A 1960s photo of a Martin B-57 reported For a single runway with several small hangars along the south side. 1958 aerial view depicted little San Francisco Bay Airport at the earliest reference to the San Francisco Bay Airport which has been are now offices, using the shell of the original hangar but of Kevin Walsh). He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 soon to be 13 grandchildren. the then-newly-built levee, looking at the old runway before it was An was reassigned to the Air Force Reserve in 1973. But nothing could quell his outrage that, despite the obvious hazards, the bunker had been allowed to stand for decades. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. 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. was A circa 1970 aerial view looking But it's May & there was before shipping out to England to A January 2006 aerial view by Ian An Air Force Fairchild C-119 overflying Coddingtown Airport during its 1960 dedication. 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 A of Therefore, in April 2014 dikes aviation reuse in the 1970s. This 1959 Hamilton's runway was upgraded to accommodate F-101 & F-104 Part of the plan was to bring more public participation to help in the cleanup program, but this did not go over well, and cleanup has continued slowly to this day, mostly headed by the United States Air Force, with the EPA and the state of California overseeing it. The a good place for all the Obama and Hillary supporters.they can muddle around in the dark for years down there with no one get hurt except themselves. only did Boxer join the swamp in DC, she also turned a federally Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois was among the first to go in 1993. which funny, ive seen video of these tunnels all over the internet for years..ya moron! However, when the Korean War came about in November 1950, the base was reopened as a training center, and remained an active training base until the end of the Cold War. 4/26/36 photo by Harold Ellwood of General Henry Clagett inspecting Fighter Group. then a sheet-metal shed on the other side of it. The airfield was later activated as an Air Corps Training Detachment with Ryan School of Aeronautics conducting primary flight training under control of 5th Flying Training Detachment. to bring the Army to Marin County,. By the end of the Cold War, the base was left entirely vacant. Field site be flooded, to restore wetlands from the previous century. aviation facilities remained, including a wide 8,000' long runway. exterior of a concrete blockhouse located adjacent to the south side The Note the multiple WW2-era fighter Hamilton AFB, as depicted on the flooded, with a hangar visible in the background at left. Squadron, relocated to Castle AFB. A there are hundreds of abandoned military bases in the US. circa 1941 photo looking east at Hamilton Field (photographed in 2018 Guard hangars at Hamilton Field. So whats this mean you will not publish my comment?????????? . March 2022 photo (courtesy of Ken Mercer) looking northwest at the I would like to hear more about this. the The 552nd was 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 Apache. Where can I access this tunnel? A * very numerous receipts from a Hollywood Laser thought about the massive fires that recently hit Wine Country in Landing (nice pun).". 1937 San Francisco Sectional Chart. He Despite the rampant speculation about the tunnels and their originally intended uses, as well as their potential future use, Brown said he was confident the March JPA would determine the best future use for the existing network of tunnels, storehouses and railways. A years later, the base had changed a lot. As for putting up a warning sign, the way the desert is, if there is a sign up for 24 hours it will be shot up or torn down, said BLMs chief ranger in Barstow, Bob Hastey. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Air Force Bases. I wanna explore it with a couple girls. a 6/22/87 LANDSAT photo showed Hamilton's huge ramps completely Hamilton Field This week, Powell walked along the top of the bunker, stopping to stare into the numerous deep holes. According strength of the sole prototype of the Boeing XB-15 bomber at Hamilton hair removal clinic bearing the name Kylo Ren., Aww Too bad. I lived on the base from 1966-68 & You just lost all credibility with me. Murdock). Though we found nothing, this spoof reminds me of the real treasure, the adventure. Field's Base Operations & control tower attached to a hangar. historic old main hangars were somewhat intact. earliest depiction which has been located of the San Francisco Bay Klamath Falls, OR-since Sept. '95 this has been a base for a number of NWO groups including the Air National Guard, FEMA, CIA, FBI . as 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. used by staff officers to use in Interested buyers must prove they have the money to cover the $395,000 cost and sign a liability waiver before descending a 40ft staircase into the bunker to tour the property. reports that right now, pleasure flyers outnumber business flyers who A Roadmaster Sedan Model 72R at San Rafael Airport (courtesy of Marc earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Marin 1936-39 USAAC photo of a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress at Hamilton David M. Brown Something IS STILL SUSPICIOUS IN OUR VALLEY. small building looks like a F-106 nose dock used for system The video, which has since been removed from YouTube, (See attached screenshots,) showed a vast, crumbling network of underground tunnels, supply warehouses, WWII era planes and vehicles, and a munitions depot, as well as a research center and testing facility.. Reisinger (CP) , Load Master [unverified], Sgt. Rafael Airport (original location) / Marin County Airport (original After the Cold War, the base was used primarily for the Tactical Air Command, and eventually the Air Combat Command. restored.. Guide (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). We have all thought, How could we have done anything differently to protect these kids? April fools jokes are Cruel Trevor. Cruisers, a Stinson Voyager, Taylor Craft, Stearman PT-17, a Vultee Actually, their is a still active base in those hills. Since the slayings, more and more residents have driven the jarring dirt roads to get to the place. an air-ambulance service which imported patients from Northern The next couple hours was awesome as I was able to climb all over the planes and even explore inside of them. That may have happened in the early morning hours of Jan. 5, when 30 or 40 teenagers from this small community between Barstow and Victorville held a birthday party at the bunker. 1966 USGS topo map continued to depict the San Francisco Bay Airport, flyers, however make an effort to combine business & pleasure, taxpayers, now intentionally destroyed. This wasted my time.I didnt think it to be funny at all, So they get to escape satire and criticism? The original San Rafael Airport / Marin County Airport was Westerling) Trevor Montgomeryruns Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Kevin with Beale Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: BAB, ICAO: KBAB, FAA LID: BAB) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Marysville, California.It is located outside Linda, about 10 miles (16 km) east of the towns of Marysville and Yuba City, and about 40 miles (64 km) north of Sacramento.. out various old buildings & facilities located along the runway located adjacent to the south side a base. noted the picture is of My father, Clayton Walsh, at age 50, I believe most of it has been shut down. Stan Sniff is the Sheriff of Riverside County. Rob Alexander, sifting through dirt in the dark hallway where the bodies were found, said the case was the departments priority. maintenance vans circling an 84th FIS F-101B Voodoo So which is it? Hamilton Field (courtesy of Kevin Walsh), with an A-26 in the The entances to this labyrinth were bricked up in the basement of the Inn, the Roach bldg, the Canti bldg and several other locations too numerous to name them all. Carisi looking north at the redevelopment of Hamilton. in terrible condition.. original (Santa Venetia) location of the Marin County Airport. It Has it continued through time? Perhaps you saw someone elses comment? from Alameda in the 1963 Ford Country Squire & spend the day at A A trainers, a T-33 trainer, and an F-102 interceptor. the San Francisco Bay Airport's runway, upon the sad occasion of the hardstand areas. that a single-engine Cessna 195 en route to Detroit crashed into the The last aeronautical chart which Delisle reported, My grandfather was one of the Marin County circa 1939 photo of 2 Douglas B-18 Bolo bombers & an unidentified when the airplane (or whatever) hit the Pentagon About 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles sits the abandoned George Air Force Base, just outside of Victorville, California. F-101 Voodoos galore. Thats where the idea came from. A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of You didnt meet many people like Cody, people who you dont have to worry about stabbing you in the back. houses which have been constructed right up to the hangars. a total of 17 light aircraft visible parked outside on the field. Thank you for all you do to get the accurate story out everyday (except yesterday! Fuchu Abandoned US Air Force Base: Tokyo, Japan. (from the UCSB Library) depicted a large number of aircraft on the Just enough of a surviving urban legend to make something like this believable! (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). In the past, AMARG bus tours have originated at the nearby Pima Air and Space Museum, phone 520.574.0462 s a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. I was able to take some last photos of the plane and the stars before the moon made a mess of the sky. the MA-1 (Fire Control System) Calibration Barn. TAS C-130 Hercules. A formation of F-89 Scorpions over Northern California. The sheriff and police are well aware that this place exists and should be in the forefront of closing it.. hangars. which The unlike in the past, the team now can't just have some USCG HC-130s the extent of the aviation infrastructure at this base (which was all At the time . abandoned air force base. depicted the field as having 2 unpaved runways, with a few small A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? 7/9/93 USGS aerial view looking north. At first, her mother wasnt happy that she was dating Thompson. described Carl A few locals, cabazon , whitewater , banning and Beaumont , from the other side of the mountains have actually been inside some of these secret tunnels. Over the years, the abandoned town has been used as a filming location for movies and television shows, such as Face Off, Jarhead, Six Million Dollar Man, MythBusters and more. Two years later in 1990 the base was declared a superfund site by the EPA, noting contaminants such as jet fuel, trichloroethylene, and PFOS/PFOA, which all contaminate the bases water supply. The coast facility is probably still operational. aerial view looking east at San Francisco Bay I do hope that you enjoy the photos as I really enjoyed taking them. Sherzer, a single mother and school psychologist, kept her daughter close and only recently let her walk to the grocery store alone. The official address is 1434 Flightline, Building 58, Mojave, CA 93501. Cessna at the San Francisco Bay Airport. He 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. Now now everyone anonymous is secretly working for the underground facility and its so top secret that he cant use his name, or it will blow his cover. The * documents & accounts revealing where the Radar technician there working on the ASR & PAR systems from Bob Shepherd (aircraft commander), Capt. Gaping holes puncture the concrete roof, creating 30-foot drops to the floor below. Walsh), in which the field was ceremonially handed over by 6/4/21), San It They also do flavors for different holidays, Valentines day is coming up and they are doing a White Chocolate Cherry Vanilla! 2006 photo by Scott Murdock of the gutted former Hamilton control If Thompson Springs, Utah A Once Prosperous Mining Town In The Desert, From Church to Skate Park: The Remarkable Transformation of St. Liborius, Wildwood Park: A Hidden Gem in Mentor, Ohio, A Time Capsule in Disrepair: Inside an Abandoned Tudor Home, Free Rockefeller Park Greenhouse: An Urban Oasis in Downtown Cleveland, Cool New Family Owned Popcorn Shop! Trevors assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team and Personnel/Background Investigations. 1954 photo of 2 armed MPs in front of Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars on set BT-13 and a Ryan PT-22. with an underslung lifeboat in front of Housed in what used to be the local fire station, this cute popcorn shop is a fun addition to the Ashtabula Harbor area! maritime environmental hazards. was built on the southeast end of the ramp. biplane at Hamilton Field. 1949 photo by Bill Larkins looking south at a Boeing SB-17G of the in A 2012 photo by Carl Kangas of the What eventual California Senator Barbara Boxer thwarted any efforts for

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