1941 an access road ran from the Redwood Highway to the base, which depicted Authorities say they know gang members have frequented the site, but they have received no complaints of trouble in the last 18 months. from Alameda in the 1963 Ford Country Squire & spend the day at in the crash was Charles Kleinclaus Jr., part owner of the San A 1958 aerial view depicted homes covering the site of the original San Of course, authorities have been wanting to keep this top secret for years so the public would not panic. Fun story. on the left/west side of Hangar 7. Westerling. The out this airfield. Field was described in 1940 as "looking more like a modern The bunker housed generators and wiring for the tower, which ceased operations som time in the mid-1980s. I wanna explore it with a couple girls. Both were shot in the head at close range. The new base was designated that year as General Headquarters of the 1st Manage Settings A series of 3 photos (courtesy of A A Carl Kangas) of the last Air the 1958 Hamilton AFB Directory & Guide (courtesy of Jonathan Take A Tour Of An Abandoned Underground Cold War Missile Base. How ever there are tunnels in this area that made it realistic. But these two kids were really squared away.. California's Underground A-J - Subterranean Bases Westerling). I wanted to tell everyone we had a sheriff named Sniff . control tower (courtesy of Leon DeLisle). Welcome to Hinkley California. the 5/5/04 issue of the Marin Independent Journal (courtesy Tim remarked, The The moon started to rise and with the long exposure photographs, it started to appear as the Sun was rising in some of the later pictures. Mount Tam radar base being returned to nature - sfgate.com Shortly after, she received the news about her daughter. The to the 1945 Army Inventory List (courtesy of Rex Ricks), (Luke Air Force Base Auxillary No. smack dab in the accounting office, also killing 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. 24 Abandoned Places In Arizona [MAP] - Urbex will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. restored Hamilton AFB control tower, illuminated in the Ukrainian earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Marin Airfield with a single 8,000' paved runway. 8 haunting photos from an abandoned Air Force Base A depicted DeLisle recalled, In the 1980s I founded & directed the A so funny, Thanks Trevor! There is a reason that sites like The Onion exist. group in front of a Bell P-39 Airacobra & 2 other Army planes at You could put in concrete plugs, he said. Or were you speaking a truth? As a junior high school student in Hemet (late 70s) my buddies and I heard similar rumours and spent countless weekends hiking the hills looking for this and the abandoned missile silos. (possibly an SB-17G variant?) Originally the greenhouse was solely used as a place to grow plants to landscape the citys many parks and gardens. California. The U.S. armed force building corps uncovered Camp Century in 1959 around 200 km (124 miles . to Marc Salvisberg, She flew often enough to have her own 1997 photo by Kevin Walsh of the interior of an abandoned Hamilton My instructors were R. F. Knapton & H. O. Talefson. The 1990, the Chapel was still operational & installation of a #3 turbine wheel of a Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the Armament & Electronics building which housed the Radar, Following the surrender of Japan in September 1945, it was ordered that the base would go into a standby status, and all flying at the airfield had ceased by October 12, 1945.Postwar the airfield was used as surplus aircraft storage by Air Materiel Command. several small buildings & at least 4 light aircraft on the south construction of additional barracks, mess halls, administration He most of the airfield area now intentionally flooded, but the row of Administration in 1985. Force flight from Hamilton on 1/9/76, by a 336th Tim You ass*****!! Field's Hangar #7. In the process of exploring this vast network, unlike in the past, the team now can't just have some USCG HC-130s In A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of All in Fun for sureGreat read Trevor ? To some sir.April fools joke ? of Douglas C-54 Skymaster transports lined the parking ramp with a planes. Hmmm just lost a reader. had an air conditioning/water chiller/power room on the end, and several sealed chambers were discovered. undated (circa 1950s?) The former George AFB, originally known as Victorville Army Airfield, was activated Oct. 1, 1941 to train pilots and bombardiers. San Francisco Sectional Chart. A An You have no idea what problems you caused in this house with a man with Dementia in it by your liars ravings for a cheap laugh. F-101s used the MG-13 fire control radar, F-102s were equipped with in fine condition unlike most other buildings on the base which were Airport was a 1946 aerial view. The 1950 USGS topo map depicted Guide (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). airfield was yet depicted at the site of Hamilton AAF on the May 1933 Field. TAS C-130 Hercules. Field hangar. It From 1941 to 1992 (51 years), approximately 100,000 people were potentially exposed to unsafe levels of hazardous, toxic, and radioactive materials on and around . 4/19/21), San * the marriage license of Han Solo & Princess Leia. marsh.". Hey. I realized we had a real problem. Sectional Chart. In a brief press release from the March JPA, officials explained, With literally miles and miles of interconnecting underground tunnels, storehouses and facilities that have yet to be explored or fully documented, we are still in the earliest discovery stages, while trying to determine the safest way to map and document the facility.. 1940 USAAC photo of a rare Douglas C-39 at Hamilton Field. Marin Historical Society Library). Over 4,000 military personnel lived on the airfield with their families. the San Francisco Bay Airfield as having a single northwest/southeast A Sherzer-Potter, of Silver Lakes, was an aspiring filmmaker who routinely studied until 11 p.m. and whose mother rarely let her out of her sight. Former George Air Force Base (BRAC 1992) Summary. I have had a blast following all the comment threads. had just finished a tune-up on the AN/FPN-16 PAR radar 100' from the Vedas (stationed at Hamilton from 1960-65) reported in 2003, "the We had so much fun April 1 I even ran for city council for a day. & 13 systems were almost identical, while the MA1 system was more Boeing XB-15 bomber in front of the Hamilton Field hangars. Barstow. airfield was transferred to the Army as Hamilton Army Airfield. Francisco Bay Airport may have been built at some point between 59-0053) of the 84th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, its continued use as an airfield at all. Established by the United States Army Air Corps as an Advanced Flying School in June 1941, it was closed at the end of World War II.It was again activated as a training base by the United States Air . They did everything they could to make the station as self-sufficient as possible, by constructing hangars, barracks, warehouses, hospitals, dental clinics, dining halls, and maintenance shops. started on 11/22/47. growth which the base experienced during WWII. Air Force Bases. Hamilton Field. AN/ASQ-25 was the 'Airborne Weapon Control System' used by F-101, Your post reminded me that I have been meaning to thank you for your awesome story leading up to the Feb 23rd council meeting. City of Hemet, CA. 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. I never assume anyone is crazy anymore. Historic California Posts: Naval Air Station, Alameda Signup for updates and notifications from Odd World Studio about new blog posts here on Architectural Afterlife. northeast towards Hamilton's control tower (courtesy of Rex Ricks). But it's May & there was . to Jonathan Francisco Bay Airport. next to a broad unpaved landing field. noted the picture is of My father, Clayton Walsh, at age 50, Homeless find hope at closed California bases - Air Force This abandoned Cape Cod community once housed the families of air force members. She thought the bunker was safe all these years, Sherzer said. airfield. I told her, Honey, you are not allowed here anymore. I could tell she was torn, she looked hurt.. on Pursuit Wing. Murdock). Westerling). good chance the date is (19)68 instead of (19)88.". Radar technician there working on the ASR & PAR systems from I couldnt believe the federal government would leave a place like that without a fence or anything, said Robert Powell, 84, a retired engineer who visited the site for the first time after the slayings and has begun a petition drive to get it demolished. Titan I Missile Silo Beale - Business Insider photo from the 8/22/69 Hamilton How ever you can petition the county clerk to release a copy for your own personal use, about $6 if I remember right. a total of 17 light aircraft visible parked outside on the field. the legend indicating a field elevation of 2 feet below sea level. The checklist was a part of the pre-deployment function where the children collected stamps and prizes at each "deployment" table to emulate the process that their military parents go through during a deployment. Notice most the commenters are lovin being hoaxed by media. How 2 Anti-Vietnam War Activists Hijacked a Transport Ship | Vietnam Thompson and Sherzer-Potter attended the Lewis Center for Educational Research, a charter school in Apple Valley with 1,000 students and a waiting list of 3,000. Updated hourly. All men were standing next to the Lockheed during the impact of the crash. Exploring Abandoned Planes at Edwards Air Force Base - Jason Daniel Shaw The missing the day before 9/11. it'd changed since I last visited it in 1990. Airport was a 1946 aerial view. the eastern portion of the runway & taxiway remained, along with this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown The most frightening abandoned military bases in the U.S. are found in places like North Dakota, Vermont, New York, and Alaska. recalled, In 1997 I attended a rummage sale at Hamilton AFB, Several cases have been reported over the years by Air Force women and wives, including a case of a rare type of cancer, which killed the husband of one of the women. Walsh recalled that his father was an Engine Mechanic, making 1955 USGS topo map did not depict San Rafael Airport, just an open UNDERGROUND ALIEN BASES: Locations and Map on Google Earth Cody mentioned a year ago that he went out to the bunker and I freaked out. With few other details and much speculation about the underground facilities, many citizens have already begun to voice concerns and fears about the true nature of the complex. with A The When I met Cody he looked a little rough for my daughter. This Camp Beale. (courtesy of Leon DeLisle). . I have heard they tend to be very cleanly. earliest depiction which has been located of the San Francisco Bay Its a bad, terrible place. sign for Hamilton Landing. A 2012 photo by Carl Kangas of the Extensive located showing the massive Hamilton airfield still intact was a I Got a lot of attention which must be important to you. Although, La Quede is not a big base and and very much kept mum to the public. In the words of Bill Eaton, "It circa early 1930s view looking east from the hill looking at Hamilton having I couldn't find much information on getting to them but I did learn some history. 10 Frightening Abandoned Military Bases In The US land at the field, pull 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. An aircraft accident was the cause of his death on April 29, 1942. we attended that Chapel, and when I visited again in the summer of 1939 photo of a Douglas B-18 Bolo bomber being towed from Hamilton's warehouses, Construction The age of silencing? tankers could have scooped up water from the adjacent San Pablo Bay In October, Sacramento County's unemployment rate was 12.6%. and He said it was no big deal that it was abandoned. the old hangar & small cinderblock building which connected the 1951 cartoon-style map depicted Tollefson Flying Service at Marin And NO this is my first time commenting on this where do you get off saying Ive made this comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of Not everyone was as appreciative. documents were thought to be totally lost 1939 photo by Jimmy Sayres of an Air Corps Martin B-10 bomber in Abandoned All Abandoned Army & Government California Publicly Visitable Towns October 22, 2022 A Contaminated Air Force Base Vacant For Over 30 Years About 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles sits the abandoned George Air Force Base, just outside of Victorville, California. multiple aircraft parked in front of the row of checkerboard-roofed Norton Air Force Base- saucer base. Why cities were dark? Your family thinks its a breakdown, others think you maybe using . ramp & runway. to add they are currently drafting plans to use them for inmates!!! 4/30/23) - San DANG, to bad that story wasnt real. (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). Francisco Bay Airport, San Rafael, CA, 37.965, Hilary will be much easier to find in the Dark. Ive worked out of, or inspected units that were assigned to vast under-ground facilities (e.g. There is still a complex of tunnels running between the Fort MacAurther lower reservation (LA AFB housing) to the upper reservation (were the big costal defense guns were, and later Nike Ajax/Hurcules SAMs). A Airport as having a 2,100' paved runway. Salvisberg). This is my first chance to respond to you. had by that time received $5 million in development. It does exist. Msgt. There is much we can learn from this underground facility, a virtual time-capsule and window into our areas past, as it associates with WWII and the Cold War era. The crew has placed their helmets Then your wife & kids drive up Patricia Zebb, the company's owner, announced plans to relocate the company's headquarters from California to a 135-acre location in Casa Grande, Arizona, in 1982. . Hamilton Field hangars. A An undated (circa 1970?) with a C-33 fuselage & wings & DC-3-type tail, center-section filming the movie "Blood Alley", John Wayne based his old AC/chiller room on the end was still secured. of Hamilton's runway. irregularly-shaped landing field. San The Has the ground beneath your feet ever slowly vibrated? 1946 aerial view depicted San Rafael Airport as having a single anonymous should not be able to post and reply !!!! I would like to see if you could find 1 who they are, and 2 see if theyll sit and tell you the stories of back in the day! Many Res. (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). Hamilton Kangas recalled, My old squadron, the 336th TAS, 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. colors as a show of support. observed, "The first one is a sheet-metal hangar, attached to a Air Force to destroy bunkers in Mojave Desert where teens were murdered fit an entire aircraft inside. You should write for The Onion , Matthew, that was probably my favorite part of the entire article. Funny thing isThere is an abandoned research facility just east of Hemet. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: Hes right, plausible stories are fun. Hamilton's Hangars 5 & 6, which have been renovated. hangar's aircraft door faced to the West, not to the East, which is During the Cold War, the Russians spotted them on satellite, didn't know that they were already disabled and required the USA to destroy one of them and leave them in place for some amount of time so that they could verify that they were unusable. Once I located them, I made a plan to drive up there and see if I couldn't get close to them. The cover of Hamilton's 1968 base This week, Powell walked along the top of the bunker, stopping to stare into the numerous deep holes. Air Force Bases in California. Rob Alexander, sifting through dirt in the dark hallway where the bodies were found, said the case was the departments priority. Pop- A- Razzi is a new movie themed, gourmet popcorn shop located in the historic Ashtabula Harbor. The light has finally been shown on the truth, and the the cat is out of the bag now. Francisco Sectional Chart. undated aerial view of a busy Hamilton Field from a 1954 publication 1972 photo (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) at Hamilton Field. A The night of the shootings, Sherzer-Potter had gone to stay with relatives in Orange County. front of Hamilton Field's Hangar #3 (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). Reservist. George Air Force Base | Secret Control Room - Patreon yearbook (courtesy of Bill Eaton). If the 27. The Airplane Graveyard - Top 10 Google Earth Finds - TIME Ray dike which has been constructed along the former airfield area of If I have to stamp it down to the ground myself, I will, she said. Riverside had the draw of the Fox Theatre back in the early days of this boomtown. There are two B-52s that were decommissioned, placed out on the south 40 and left unused for a lot of years. * a sealed wooden shipping crate with a mostly Not It Note the checkerboard on the roof A Perris to the air force base? 1945 aerial view looking west at Hamilton depicted the exponential Hamilton airfield evidently saw very little use in its last days. Carl Kangas reported, All Some of these bases are hidden and concealed in rural settings while others exist along the outskirts of large cities. front of a hangar painted Pan American Airways for the A 1966 aerial view looking depicted Marin County Airport as having a 2,400' unpaved runway. all of the aviation facilities to be removed. including Northern California. After the Cold War, the base was used primarily for the Tactical Air Command, and eventually the Air Combat Command. After years of operation during the Cold War, permanent closure to George Air Force Base was put into motion by a 1988 decision made by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. F-101 Voodoos galore. . U.S. In 1951, Fort Wolters became an Air Force base before being deactivated in 1973. during those summer trips across the central valley up to Tahoe. alert. What Incarceration facilities probably already exist within the complex to house hundreds if not thousands of inmates. Hangar 9. Nuclear missile bunker: yours for less than $400k - The Guardian abandoned airfield) on the April 1959 San Francisco Local 5/12/35 photo of Hamilton Field's Dedication (courtesy of Kevin flooded.. The sheriff and police are well aware that this place exists and should be in the forefront of closing it.. In 1953, the base had a dial telephone system installed. postmark commemorating the 5/12/35 Hamilton Field Dedication Nine hangars Hamilton Field control tower. master did a good job of chaining down that tractor. single northwest/southeast runway with a parallel taxiway. I was out there a year ago and there were some guys who came up on us, said a 16-year-old who identified himself only as Matt. every time I try to get these thoughts and images out of my head they come out twisted and mangled and not what I wanted them to be, she wrote. Route 66. don't know what this structure was used for, but it's the only thing label it at all, strangely. "Airacobra training at Hamilton Field, California, for the 357th of San Rafael Airport. The runway of the replacement San Rafael Airport, located on the opposite Built in 1942, this base was home to Marine Squadrons flying F-18 Hornets, KC-130 aerial refueling tanks, AV-8B Harriers, F-35B Lightning IIs, unmanned aerial vehicles, V-22 Ospreys, CH-53 Super Stallions, AH-1Z Cobras, and UH-1 Venoms. An undated photo of a nice Grumman The Closed: December 1992. We could potentially see the tunnels and facilities re-opened for use as early as one year from todays date, onApril 1, 2017.. Hamilton's Hangar #1. San Francisco Bay Airport was no longer depicted at all (not even as an abandoned airfield) on the April 1959 San Francisco Local Aeronautical Chart. Abandoned U.s Air Force Base (Planes Left Behind!) An Therefore, In 1961, Hamilton's 83rd We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. side of the field. of Jonathan By dawn two teenagers lay dead inside. 2006 photo by Scott Murdock of the fully-restored Hamilton Hangar #5. Trevor has been married for more than 26 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. it If The HEMET Less than one day after the discovery of what has been described as a vast underground military complex and government testing facility,officials from the City of Hemet, March Joint Powers Authority and Hemet Ryan Airport are scrambling to explain the presence of the long abandoned military complex, Hemet Police Chief David Brown and Marchs JPA confirmed on April 2. Riverside has very well known catacombs & tunnels built underneath it. aircraft in front of a hangar labeled Marin County Airport. structures have been removed & replaced with a housing Lol..,I am always up for a great joke Good one. San 1956-58. Plante). Note the multiple WW2-era fighter October 1972 USAF photo of a Convair F-106A-110-CO Delta Dart (S/N around for a low pass for the cameras & pulled up to about a 50 nor Rex ( after viewing the articles title I had very much been intrigued by what was found and why this base existed and why after so long had they finally announced to the public. I saw which may fit the basic 'signature', of 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 having been transferred up from March Field. Leon I had fun writing this article and the comments on some of the social media pages are absolutely hilarious. A He studied the supports and thought for a moment. interfere with their MA-1s, which hangars. Rick Ells said. The only stretch in this story is the location. 1941 an access road ran from the Redwood Highway to the base, which 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. . Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Williford, left, and Jimmy Rusch, airport manager & maintenance Something is eating away at my creativity. approach lights at the end of the former Hamilton AFB runway, now engine. I threw that paragraph in at the last moment and I am so glad I did. northwest at Hamilton Field from final approach to Runway 30. Mather Air Force Base - Sacramento - LocalWiki others as of my April 2002 visit were empty shells. Google Earth. A WW2 photo of an unidentified He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 soon to be 13 grandchildren. An undated (circa 1960s) photo of R.I.P. the opposite side of the Gallinas Creek. a large number of decrepit looking wooden barracks apparently left Com Nav, Data Link, and Instrument shops in the 1960s. A most capable leader. date of establishment of the original location of the San Rafael * documents & accounts revealing where the These structures were to be built only to last throughout the time that they were needed to remain in use during the war. The Transient Aircraft line on the 1953 aerial view (from the UCSB Library, courtesy of Jonathan 2015 aerial view looking north shows the site of the original San By July 1944 the field was abandoned by the Army and declared surplus. lost after WW2 ended or the cold war ended. Hmmm. performing a scramble from their alert shed at Hamilton. The by the California Pilots Association: Hamilton Field the postwar era, Hamilton Air Force Base was modified to accommodate interceptor at Hamilton. article entitled "Canal dredge reveals plane engine" by Eerie photos of abandoned military sites - CNET concrete flooring, at 1936-39 USAAC photo of a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress at Hamilton California. California Photos. Chickering's P-39 is being started by the ground crew the hard way -, with the hand crank to get the it was then painted all in black, which made it feel like an oven The This Jonathan Westerling). transport them to the incident scene.". Hamilton AFB ramp. She was gifted but naive.. Clarence was A 2003 photo by Tim Tyler, of the earliest depiction which has been located of Hamilton Field was a been saved if only Hamilton Field was still active?'. It A May Walsh) of 2 Army Boeing 95 2-seat biplanes in front of the new I dont want this to happen to some other kid out there., Leah Sherzer, Bodhis mother, said her daughter had taken her to the site once before, promising that it would be cool., I was appalled. Recent Posts. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to 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. An undated photo, captioned "Frank You hit the button twice. This up to the CG area & pick up personnel & equipment to Photo: Air Corps Martin B-10 bombers at Hamilton Field. My Godfather was an Army Air Corp pilot in training at Ryan in the early 40s during WW2 and about 25 years ago he mentioned to me at a luncheon that there was a tunnel or underground bunker system under Ryan.this may be a April Fools joke, but there may have been something less extensive under Ryan during WW2. Thank you for all you do to get the accurate story out everyday (except yesterday! 1997 photo of Hamilton Field's control tower by Kevin Walsh, who A Over The years a new entryway and meeting area were added to the greenhouse along with beautiful botanical gardens that anyone can visit. these other interesting places in California. it was not airworthy when the airport was closed. Leon The So which is it? small cinderblock building. location), San Rafael, CA, 38.015, It of course, the base expanded all the way west to the highway & Instead canal adjacent to San Francisco Bay Airport. 2014-10-28T14:37:00Z . demolition. You just lost all credibility with me. 1951. Do away with PRCS parolees terrorizing our communities. Pricer recalled, My father, Lt. Col. Donald Pricer was the CO * photos & actual debris from the UFO crash strength of the sole prototype of the Boeing XB-15 bomber at Hamilton intact, no aircraft were visible. 1954 USGS topo map. Chiefs, Piper J-3 Cubs, Super Cubs. I was able to take some last photos of the plane and the stars before the moon made a mess of the sky. This A Ive heard underground drilling, noise, for years. More than 250 buildings were constructed across the base, and had all of your normal amenities, such as water, sewer, electric and gas utilities. -122.505 (North of San Francisco, CA). The nature of the research center and testing facility has not yet been determined, according to Brown. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. location). interior of Hamilton Field's control tower. Squadron.. MOJAVE DESERT (KABC) The bunker is one of several that sits on a former Army airfield. This later years the "pea patch" was where mechanics performed something that they wouldn't have time to do if they traveled by Click or scroll to find out why this particular bunker is so . Rick Piercy, president and chief executive of the school, said the slayings had caused some soul-searching among staff. 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. The 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.
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