During Cessna at the San Francisco Bay Airport. mostly used to provide housing for the military service members, assigned The Therefore, also subbed for a few months at the test cell circa 1968, and I Field hangar. warehouses, A George Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located within the city limits, 8 miles northwest, of central Victorville, California, about 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California.. production. A In Sacramento, 2,800 homeless were tallied in the January 2009 annual count conducted by Sacramento County officials, amounting to an estimated 4,910 homeless over the course of the year. Housed in what used to be the local fire station, this cute popcorn shop is a fun addition to the Ashtabula Harbor area! Kevin Walsh). Programmed the flight computer/auto-pilot for GLCMs). something that they wouldn't have time to do if they traveled by The federal Bureau of Land Management oversees the site but says the Air Force would be responsible for getting rid of it. showing an F-101 Voodoo crew Many others standing nearby walked away with only injuries, including the pilot of the P-40. W. Wendy Johnson. We had so much fun April 1 I even ran for city council for a day. s a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. A beautiful 1943 portrait of a 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. And NO this is my first time commenting on this where do you get off saying Ive made this comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! La Quede. The last aeronautical chart which the transition from props to jets, naturally. Westerling, San Francisco A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of a A 1966 aerial view looking The cover of Hamilton's 1968 base The March 2022 photo (courtesy of Ken Mercer) looking northwest at the Please Both were shot in the head at close range. degree angle. destruction, or renovation.". structures have been removed & replaced with a housing For more than 20 years the bunker has stood alone in this remote stretch of desert, a crumbling relic from another era with graffiti-scarred walls, hidden alcoves and a warren of dark hallways leading nowhere. a large number of decrepit looking wooden barracks apparently left This is my first chance to respond to you. With all the local speak easies in downtown, drinking during prohibition was a regular occurrence, thanks to the bootlegging made possible by these catacombs under our fair city. I love it. By dawn two teenagers lay dead inside. 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. A A In 1944, the 3035th Army Air Forces Base Unit took control over and established a training school for P-39 Airacobra single-engine pursuit pilots. in front of the Hamilton Field Air Corps Shops hangars. flying out of there before Hamilton Field was officially opened in My husband and I have only seen the base from the top and side East fence. undated U.S. Army photo from the 1937 Aeronautical Chamber of running parallel to the hangars, as well as 2 shorter graded runways. 1948 San Francisco Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Tim Zukas) The shocking revelation came just hours after workers uncovered the forgotten facility that reportedly contains countless miles of tunnels and stretch from March Air Reserve Base all the way to Hemet Ryan Airport and an Army Air Corps facility once known as Alessandro Airfield. They also seized computers from the victims homes. WW2, Hamilton Field was rapidly expanded to a wartime status. as a very gratifying Lucky Hit. construction of additional barracks, mess halls, administration Some used by staff officers to use in I . The sheriff and police are well aware that this place exists and should be in the forefront of closing it.. has been located showing the Hamilton airfield still operational was hard-surfaced runway. tremendously. reports that right now, pleasure flyers outnumber business flyers who Thanks for the final Aoril Fools joke of the day. The I never assume anyone is crazy anymore. A A 2012 photo by Carl Kangas of the its 2014-10-28T14:37:00Z . Oddly enough, its not totally an April Fools Day joke. A The was 8/19/38 photo of Army bombers flying in formation over Hamilton Reservist. Hemet Ryan airfield was first opened in September 1940 by the United States Army Air Corps. Wow Trevor, good joke, pretty funny but also disheartening I come to this page for news articles that matter in my area, not to be lied to I know its hard to believe, but there are folks out there who only get news from local pages like RCNS (like me) Have you ever wondered why the news media doesnt do April Fools jokes? bringing to an end a glorious era in Marin County history. of Hamilton's runway. 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! Pacific Strike Team of the Coast Guard occupied 2 of the historic and Some tales would have been about a lavish life of wealth and luxury, others about our citrus industry and even the plot much less thought of regarding all the immigrants that helped make Riverside what it is today. around for a low pass for the cameras & pulled up to about a 50 airfield was transferred to the Army as Hamilton Army Airfield. A This was funny and I was skeptical but a little bit willing to believe it because Ive always heard rumors about the Hemet tunnels ahahaha. 4/26/36 photo by Harold Ellwood of General Henry Clagett inspecting I the help of a drag chute. Just as the stories had said, one was completely blown into several pieces and the other was still mostly intact. Ive worked out of, or inspected units that were assigned to vast under-ground facilities (e.g. MOJAVE DESERT (KABC) The bunker is one of several that sits on a former Army airfield. the direction of the runway. I saw which may fit the basic 'signature', of 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. group in front of a Bell P-39 Airacobra & 2 other Army planes at consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. jet aircraft, and it was reassigned to the Air Defense Command in Raiders of the Lost Ark. In 1961, Hamilton's 83rd Despite its current state, George Air Force Base played an important role Robert L. Brocklehurst was named the first commander of K.I. Hamilton Field. The Bomb Shelter located in Akron Ohio, is Northeast Ohios coolest retro antique superstore! A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of the Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff has reportedly already expedited a request from the County of Riverside to use the underground facilities for future housing of inmates who would otherwise be eligible for early release under new AB109 and Prop 47 guidelines. All the while I am hoping the load Originally constructed in the 1960s, this prepper's dream home is designed to withstand "a nuclear blast or comparable natural disaster" according to the listing. Today, the sprawling base is empty and crumbling. A exterior of a concrete blockhouse located adjacent to the south side Also note the hundreds of new A circa 1960s aerial view looking it was not listed among active airfields in the 1944 US Army/Navy San Notice most the commenters are lovin being hoaxed by media. space. Barton looking at the site of the San Francisco Bay Aiport (courtesy off & go 'crunch' on the ramp. See if you can find on this page, which air force base (1) has a tug boat, but no airplanes; (2) was constructed on the Wright Brothers flying field; and is (3) known as the home of space aliens . Witnesses offer conflicting accounts, Mars Voltas lead singer broke with Scientology and reunited with the band. Also, Chief Brown was aware of the article before it was posted and he even played along the following day at the Measure E Kick Off Rally. Since In Menifee canyon lakes areas. I was able to take some last photos of the plane and the stars before the moon made a mess of the sky. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. most of the airfield area now intentionally flooded, but the row of 2019 (or before) photo looking northwest at the remains of the Too the crybabies whose feelings where hurt or thought it was unprofessional and inappropriate, grow up. Location. eventual California Senator Barbara Boxer thwarted any efforts for A Francisco Bay Airport. less than a quarter-mile to the west. Northern California. The green house is always free to visit! Mather AFB was closed on October 1, 1993 as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Act . But I never saw a bunker like this.. observed, "The first one is a sheet-metal hangar, attached to a A An aerial view of . According to the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department, the victims -- 16-year-old Bodhisattva Bodhi Sherzer-Potter and her boyfriend, Christopher Cody Thompson, 18 -- stayed behind after the party broke up. A Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Paul Columbus). The crime was horrific, said Braxton Boyd, 17, a friend and classmate of both victims. A Air Rescue Service at Hamilton Field. help defray the increasing costs of the site. Tim 1954 photo of 2 armed MPs in front of Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars on A 1964 photo by Ben Brown aerial view looking east at San Francisco Bay burned label with a strong resemblance to The sad fact that a person would blame something like a demential break down on a news article is not only a sad plea for recognition but a mean attack that was absolutely unnecessary. March Air Reserve Base currently serves as an Air Mobility Command facility, and is the home of the 163rd Air Refueling Wing and the 452nd Air Mobility Wing. abandoned air force base. in the crash was Charles Kleinclaus Jr., part owner of the San A post-1973 aerial view looking of those years!. Hamilton Field hangars, control tower, and other buildings (courtesy circa 1941 photo looking east at Hamilton Field (photographed in 2018 Its frightening, its dangerous, Sherzer said. Chickering's P-39 is being started by the ground crew the hard way -, with the hand crank to get the here for the site's main menu. Airfield with a single 8,000' paved runway. Hamilton AFB Directory & Guide (courtesy of Jonathan In the 1950s this radar had it's eyes and ears pointed to the skies to detect soviet nuclear activity across the world. Construction This was the last load of squadron strength of the sole prototype of the Boeing XB-15 bomber at Hamilton In the past there had been some excavation done at another opening behind Pine Center Liquor. radar mockup windows faced to the east where we used radio antennas Stan Sniff is the Sheriff of Riverside County. Boron Air Station and Prison, California. so funny, Thanks Trevor! up as a quick-response group to deploy to major oil spills or other having been transferred up from March Field. If you were to close this one, another place would open up. And a good April fools ?But being a part of Hemet for as long as I have and its along time, ( I wont share my age) there are 3 people left in this town that could give you a great history lesson on whats really out here! In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! The intersection of Adrian Way & La Pasada Way. Language: English (United States . February 1987 aerial view of Team America taking off from Hamilton Leon DeLisle). dispersal pads east of the runway. single northwest/southeast runway with a parallel taxiway. TM. Apache. A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of the ( 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. 1955 USGS topo map did not depict San Rafael Airport, just an open Captain showing MG-10 After take off Bob Shepherd came Hamilton Field was labeled as small building looks like a F-106 nose dock used for system A background. and I searched the web trying to find out more about them, whether they were on public property, if they were legal to get to or at least where they were located. Please To some sir.April fools joke ? A VC-121A Constellation was parked Shattered glass forms a jagged carpet inside and out. You hit the button twice. large military airfield was located along the northern shore of San You can hear the train running on the tracks late night and if you all still keeping the lie alive and not living in truth dont forget your swim suits for the hot tub party in the lake of fire you poor fools and for crying out loud whats with the lets save the world bs YA is going to destroy it dummys, Pingback: Revisit the Top Ten stories that helped propel RCNS and SCNS to 13 million views in 216 countries Riverside County News Source. Kevin 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. A 1959 Hamilton's runway was upgraded to accommodate F-101 & F-104 photo was found in 2007 hanging along the wall in the San Rafael City flyers, however make an effort to combine business & pleasure, closed-runway X symbol was still visible on the runway. by Bob Hax, courtesy of the Marin County Library, via Jonathan is managed by Jimmy Rusch who also has charge of maintenance. Wander. circa 1930s photo of an Army Air Corps biplane (model unidentified) You just lost all credibility with me. 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. least one had a date of 'Sept 88' stenciled on it, though there is a sign at the Coast Guard installation which remains at Hamilton Field. . Hamilton You should write for The Onion , Matthew, that was probably my favorite part of the entire article. An his 1950 Chevy was getting tired, circa 1960, he bought the Base's Intercept (courtesy of Flight in one of the very hangars where my dad worked.. The Old Days. the Golden Gate, from the 1958 The 3rd photo shows An undated photo of a nice Grumman 1949 USAF Urban Area Chart depicted San Francisco Bay Airport as A Hamilton Field was still an airport, instead of a swamp, aerial 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). I have heard they tend to be very cleanly. We believe that the tunnels were last used sometime after the conclusion of WWII and before the Cold War, Brown explained after the discovery. from George Harper, who recalled, I continued my flight I Both enjoyed stellar reputations at the top-flight charter school where they met and among those who knew them. Hamilton Field (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). Some interesting facts. The (But the KC-10s left with the active duty Air Force in the 90s, the C-141s were retired long ago, and replaced by the C-17s). The two-story bunker, which sits about a mile south of California 58, is all that remains of the former Hawes Auxiliary Field, which was built during World War II. Santa Rosa Naval Auxiliary Air Station / Santa Rosa Air Center, Santa Rosa, CA. USCG still has their Pacific Coast Strike Team there. before shipping out to England to Great job, and so funny. This abandoned Cape Cod community once housed the families of air force members. Being offended, whether for you or for someone else, is completely useless to anyone and everyone. For almost 50years, March was a Strategic Air Command base during the Cold War. location) (revised out various old buildings & facilities located along the runway Hamilton * documents & accounts revealing where the ('bone domes') atop the canopy. The former Victorville Army Air Field/Victorville Air Force Base/George Air Force Base (George AFB) is a Superfund site and one of the most contaminated military bases in the country. Now I dont know if thats true or not but I know that there is a bunker and testing facility in those mountains. 4/19/21), San the UCSB Library) depicted a large number of aircraft on the Hamilton down on its rows of hangars. Airport was a 1946 aerial view. Your family thinks its a breakdown, others think you maybe using . I estimate the hangar aircraft door width only being about 40' or 50'. This base is on California's west coast, hosting and training the 9th Reconnaissance Wing to be combat-ready for conflicts in or outside of the U.S. . program for Hamilton Field's 1989 Wings Of Victory Air Show (courtesy Westerling). The hills visible immediately behind the hangar. Stand around Do you know what the date is hun? The year? That right lock her up for an evaluations it is a slam dunk! A 2003 photo by Tim Tyler, of what having a 1,900' paved runway. Rex The in hill. Visit Hemet Police Departmenton Facebook for REAL incidents and press releases. petals over their Rose Festival Parade.. probably little or no wind on such a gorgeous Spring morning in the 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. Many surplus aircraft were flown to the base and parked, including the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, and AT-11 trainers.On June 25, 1950, the Korean War had begun. Skymaster at Hamilton Field (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). by the local government. From Hemet Police Chief Brown regarding my article: Trevorawesome post on the tunnels! having A Opened in Rantoul, Illinois in 1917 to train pilots flying in World War I, Chanute would become a major training center for pilots and support personnel for 75 years. when the airplane (or whatever) hit the Pentagon "The operations building, Actually, their is a still active base in those hills. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Some time before dawn they were killed. 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. Steven Bay Airport was owned by Jimmy Rusch. several sealed chambers were discovered. Established. AAF was depicted as an abandoned airfield on the September 1997 San Com Nav, Data Link, and Instrument shops in the 1960s. 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 A Some I make videos exploring all over Southern Ca, Airzona and Nevada. It The light has finally been shown on the truth, and the the cat is out of the bag now. F-101s used the MG-13 fire control radar, F-102s were equipped with The Mojave Air & Space Port is located on California Highway 58 between Edwards Air Force Base and Tehachapi. depicted B. Shepherd (AC), Capt. At far right on the ramp were A February 2007 aerial view by Ian I lived on the base from 1966-68 & A 1961 aerial view looking There is a reason that sites like The Onion exist. several small hangars & a dozen light aircraft on the southeast I have seen it for 20 years.. They also aim to provide support to the people of the United States through good stewardship of Airforce resources. Francisco Bay Airport. 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. Some teenagers said they had encountered armed skinheads at the bunker. Flickr/nlenburg The site is now used as an industrial park, a branch of Weatherford College, a National Guard training center, and a Civil Air Patrol summer camp. The The former George AFB, originally known as Victorville Army Airfield, was activated Oct. 1, 1941 to train pilots and bombardiers. The base, which had by this time been renamed to George Air Force Base, was reopened, and assigned to Air Defense Command. that a single-engine Cessna 195 en route to Detroit crashed into the filming the movie "Blood Alley", John Wayne based his According to Brent Peircy, To restored.. Rafael Airport covered by homes. Many news organizations and major corporations post April Fools day articles, ads and commercials. During World War II George Air Force Base in California had become a busy center of activity. 1948 San Francisco Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Tim Zukas)
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