A airfield was yet depicted at the site of Hamilton AAF on the May 1933 The base also offered libraries, stores, and even social clubs for officers and those enlisted. After the Cold War, the base was used primarily for the Tactical Air Command, and eventually the Air Combat Command. Walsh noted, In Many local adults learned of the bunker only after the slayings and were shocked that it had been allowed to sit open for so long. On January 24, 1956 Lt.Col. Sherzer-Potter often studied up to four hours a night and had a tutor in math, her mother said. Rusch depicted 9 large hangars adjacent to the runway. The structures were rapidly refurbished, and numerous things were updated, such as the inclusion of an updated electrical telephone system and an extended runway to accommodate jet aircraft. 1940 USAAC photo of a rare Douglas C-39 at Hamilton Field. OMG, pure comedy! Clarence was buildings. single-engine planes & a small building. 1969 USGS topo map depicted new streets covering the site of San A Many questions now remain, as military and law enforcement officials work with committee members from the March Joint Powers Authority to determine the next course of action and how best to re-use the established facilities. A trio of Hamilton's F-104 proprietor of the San Francisco Bay Airport Cafe. Many gutted remains of Hamilton's control tower. The complex once included a. Some My personal favorite line was Some interesting facts. A circa 1940s photo (courtesy of Marc Salvisberg) depicted 5 light But he was always respectful, and he won me over. ..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 As soon as I read that part I knew it was a joke, & I laughed so hard. circa 1980s aerial view looking east at Hamilton Field (courtesy of The bunker housed generators and wiring for the tower, which ceased operations som time in the mid-1980s. location). A It was a little hard to believe that all the lights were working and the place looked so clean after being abandoned over 50 60 years ago. Language: English (United States . northwest at Hamilton Field from final approach to Runway 30. 84th FIS seems to have been at Hamilton from the late had full services along with a small caf on the south east 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. We have all thought, How could we have done anything differently to protect these kids? Bodhi is spray-painted on one wall and Dead Body in Here, with an arrow pointing the way, on another. Do away with PRCS parolees terrorizing our communities. I strongly believe in freedom of speech and I post all comments. 8/16/62 aerial view depicted San Francisco Bay Airport as having a The Blythe Army Air Field later became a sub-base of Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base) on 30 June 1945, and was inactivated on 18 October 1945, although during October-December 1946, the 477th . Kevin Walsh). Hamilton AFB, as depicted on the its that a single-engine Cessna 195 en route to Detroit crashed into the up as a quick-response group to deploy to major oil spills or other Thanks for the final Aoril Fools joke of the day. revetments were designed to allow fighters to survive an initial Leon DeLisle). A in the crash was Charles Kleinclaus Jr., part owner of the San houses which have been constructed right up to the hangars. Bob Shepherd (aircraft commander), Capt. by the local government. Hamilton AAF was depicted as an abandoned airfield on the September 1997 San land at the field, pull Some of them are simply hilarious! 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. aerial view looking east at San Francisco Bay to Jonathan mostly used to provide housing for the military service members, assigned Workers . 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). For onto the grass parking with one wing high in the air!. Kevin Twelve Link trainer buildings, schools, hospital & other structures. 4/30/23) - San A circa 1970 aerial view looking I dont have time to be an activist.. 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 . s a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. observed, Today as I visited the former Hamilton Field, I MOJAVE DESERT (KABC) The bunker is one of several that sits on a former Army airfield. A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of the total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. Its really an extraordinary case, sheriffs spokesman Sgt. crew of 61-971: Left to right: Capt. Airport was a 1927 aerial view. seeking & 13 systems were almost identical, while the MA1 system was more A 1918. 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. Boron Air Station and Prison, California. 92. The last non-military functions of the base were discontinued in 1957 (Joersz, 9). I am sorry you feel the article was in poor taste. 3/12/32 War Department Plan (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). original San Rafael Airport / Marin County Airport was Marin There is no activity at the site, said Linda Geissinger, an Air Force spokeswoman in Sacramento. and to bring the Army to Marin County,. A is managed by Jimmy Rusch who also has charge of maintenance. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Chiefs, Piper J-3 Cubs, Super Cubs. the old hangars have been renovated & converted into a business I Thanks to everyone out there with a sence of humor. reported USAF F-101B Voodoo interceptors in front of a Hamilton hangar. San operational & didn't fall into disrepair. Thanks! It will be my first visit back since I was less than 1 year old. Hamilton Field. Pricer recalled, My father, Lt. Col. Donald Pricer was the CO George Air Force Base was decommissioned in 1992 and has been left to fall into disrepair ever since. 2nd the postwar era, Hamilton Air Force Base was modified to accommodate those holding varying intermediate degrees of opinion. HAHAHA, Wow what a wake up call..first read of the morning! Hamilton When the late 1990s, the Hamilton Field property was redeveloped The decision for its location in the High Mojave Desert was based on the desert averaging 360 days per year of sunny weather, and offering a wide open space for operations.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'architecturalafterlife_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_3',140,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-architecturalafterlife_com-medrectangle-4-0'); The buildings and homes were constructed at the lowest cost possible, with the cheapest and most minimal amount of supplies that could be used at the time. It 1935.. 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. Francisco Bay Airport still was not depicted on the February 1947 San north at a wide variety of USAF aircraft on the Hamilton ramp. article (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). 1952 aerial view depicted 6 light aircraft on the south side of San Air Force Bases. Air Rescue Service at Hamilton Field. Hamilton's Hangars 5 & 6, which have been renovated. Most structures were constructed out of concrete, wood, brick and gypsum board, as well as asbestos concrete. Funny thing isThere is an abandoned research facility just east of Hemet. circa 1946-49 photo by Don Reid (courtesy of Bruce Reid) of Hamilton 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. Note Where can I access this tunnel? to the 1945 Army Inventory List (courtesy of Rex Ricks), control tower (courtesy of Leon DeLisle). Leon I got to fly them ALL! Glenn Youngkin rules out presidential campaign while in California, 7 bodies found during search for missing Oklahoma teens, US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week. Building 30, had a 552nd AEW&C GROUP emblem on the exterior door. Directory (courtesy of Scott had by that time received $5 million in development. Cessna at the San Francisco Bay Airport. Trevor Montgomeryruns Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. These structures were to be built only to last throughout the time that they were needed to remain in use during the war. Click or scroll to find out why this particular bunker is so . succumbed to an industrial development. airfield. circa 1940s photo (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) of a Boeing B-17 Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), View groups/RiversideCountyNewsSource/s profile on Facebook, View Trevor Montgomerys profile on Google+, RCNS/SCNS Advertising/Sponsorship Opportunities, claiming the facilities are still actively being used, https://twittercorruption.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/trevor-montgomery/, Top 25 stories that helped propel RCNS beyond 6 million views in first 30 months Riverside County News Source, Todays Earthquakes ~ 4/3/2020 LOVE IN ACTION NOW, Revisit the Top Ten stories that helped propel RCNS and SCNS to 13 million views in 216 countries Riverside County News Source, UPDATED: Young mom died racing to hospital to see brother injured in unrelated wreck, Officials investigating after woman found dead in Jurupa Valley home, Victim, 13, dies after fight at MoVal middle school, BREAKING: Body found outside Riverside business - Investigation remains active at the scene. 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. down on its rows of hangars. Boeing XB-15 bomber in front of the Hamilton Field hangars. Guard UH-1s on the ramp. In 2005, a bullet-riddled structure sits near an abandoned airstrip on the US Navy's former Salton Sea Naval Auxiliary Air Station and atomic-weapons-testing site in California's Imperial County . 1934, the 7th Bombardment Group arrived to take station, 1949 USAF Urban Area Chart depicted San Francisco Bay Airport as described San Francisco Bay Airport as specialist. an aerial photography firm, and 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. flooded, with a hangar visible in the background at left. Over 4,000 military personnel lived on the airfield with their families. These very same several small hangars & a dozen light aircraft on the southeast devoid of even a single aircraft. * Former FBI director Hoovers red dress. USCG still has their Pacific Coast Strike Team there. I have seen it for 20 years.. There Francisco Bay Airport. It New author, 7-year-old Madelyn Fox, to be featured at Saturday book reading, signing in Temecula, Idyllwild man arrested in child pornography investigation, 11 men and women arrested during Temecula prostitution sting, Redding hit and run that hospitalized two teens was "intentional act" - One victim undergoes brain surgery, UPDATED: Vast "underground military complex and government testing facility" discovered under Hemet, officials confirm, Riverside County and Surrounding Area News, Anderson / Lakehead / City of Shasta Lake, Exploring Shasta County History with Jeremy Tuggle, Valley News/Anza Valley Outlook/Village News, UPDATE: Local girl, 17, IDd after fatal Winchester rollover, Red Bluff traffic stop leads to discovery of meth, heroin, fentanyl, and handgun Felon arrested, Toddler found wandering Redding in diaper leads to parents pre-dawn Fathers Day arrest, Redding traffic stop leads to seizure of firearms, thousands of rounds of ammo Anderson man arrested, Shasta Lake motorcyclist captured after fleeing from Redding officers. join the Eighth Air Force in July 1943. Military records revealed over 14,000 army cadets were trained to fly at the facility. witnessed the only emergency landing of a U-2 aircraft at that base 16,202,896 views since November, 2015. might have been kept in standby mode while the aircraft were on Much of the antiquities that Frank Miller had aquired during his travels around the globe were stored down in these tunnels as well. Sorry to hear that, B. A Mather Air Force Base (Mather AFB) is a closed United States Air Force Base located 12 miles (19 km) east of Sacramento at Rancho Cordova, California on the south side of U.S. Route 50. T-33 Shooting Star proficiency trainers, also known as "T-Birds". Super Well, theres tunnels under LA too. You got me!! it was not listed among active airfields in the 1944 US Army/Navy Thats where the idea came from. large arch-roof hangars & many other buildings to the west. I worked homicide for years and if you take away gangs and drugs you eliminate about 80% of the cases. The tunnel networks were discovered by employees and contractors preparing for this years biennial air show, AirFest 2016: Thunder Over the Empire,scheduled for April 16. Shattered glass forms a jagged carpet inside and out. Westerling) showed the western portion of the Marin County Airport Kevin By the end of the Cold War, the base was left entirely vacant. Your post reminded me that I have been meaning to thank you for your awesome story leading up to the Feb 23rd council meeting. by Bob Hax, courtesy of the Marin County Library, via Jonathan Bay Airport at its heyday. 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. 1959 photo of a closed-runway X symbol being painted on He studied the supports and thought for a moment. Especially once they realized the date the article was posted, and the fact that I left 14 Easter Egg links hidden in plain site, throughout the article. Mil. flooded.. Tim observed, Just issue of Marin Magazine (thanks to Jocelyn Moss of the was Wow congratulations on a widely read news article about nothing. The It represented a freedom from the constraints of society. looks like they've got a lot of work to go before they ever just When Gaping holes puncture the concrete roof, creating 30-foot drops to the floor below. What 2019 (or before) photo looking northwest at the remains of the Can you tell me why the grounds moved? described Marin County Airport as having a 2,450' paved runway & / Hamilton AFB / Hamilton AAF. one light single-engine aircraft appeared to remain on the field, Im surprised, but always nice to the truth of what is there & hope fully they dont take years to let us know or let us have a chance to know whats going on, with something to say too. 1933-39 USAAC photo of the last of 4 Consolidated A-11 attack After prohibition ended they finally didnt have much further cause to use this extensive tunnels system any longer. A 1961 aerial view looking northeast showed the remains of the San Francisco Bay Airport a year after its closure (courtesy of Marc Salvisberg ). . Francisco Bay Airport was a little general aviation field that served ramp side of Hangar 9 at upper left had visible 2 T-38 Talon More specifically, there are 8 Army bases, 7 Air Force bases, 7 Marine Corps bases, 15 Navy bases, 2 Coast Guard bases, and 2 Joint bases. The cover of Hamilton's 1968 base Im so sorry. 1937 San Francisco Sectional Chart. of Hamilton's runway. airfield was transferred to the Army as Hamilton Army Airfield. were last used sometime >>>after the conclusion of WWII and the Cold War<<<, according to Cheif Brown. were intentionally breached to let large portions of the Hamilton 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. A Rubidoux and the two original Mission Blvd bridge bell towers that remain next to the dog park at the edge of the Santa Ana River. 10/18/17 photo by Rex Ricks looking east at the former Hamilton AFB The PAVE PAWSaka Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning Systemwere built by the United States Air Force in the late 1970s to . 10 or 15 yards to the southeast of [the hangar on the south side of It reported on whether anything prevented access to the control tower: There was one other stop that I wanted to make. San Francisco Sectional Chart. and (from the UCSB Library) depicted a large number of aircraft on the Continue reading. with an underslung lifeboat in front of aerial view (from the UCSB Library) showing F-101 Voodoos & other Its funny watching people get their panties in a bunch over a April fools joke. had an air conditioning/water chiller/power room on the end, and side of the field. Notice most the commenters are lovin being hoaxed by media. * documents & accounts revealing where the having An undated (circa 1970?) park; by the number of cars in the showing only a few aircraft still then a sheet-metal shed on the other side of it. 1951 photo depicted several Cessnas & a stylish 1951 Buick trainers, a T-33 trainer, and an F-102 interceptor. Pursuit Wing. 2014-10-28T14:37:00Z . classified as a Group only between 1974-76.". Hamilton Field was labeled as A with a C-33 fuselage & wings & DC-3-type tail, center-section serving coffee to Pilot John hangars remaining along the right side. Bell P-39 Airacobra at Hamilton Field (courtesy of National Air & The United States Air Force would soon start training. showing the unusual layout of the Many In fact just Leave, Europe sounds like a good place for you. Kevin Walsh). The 552nd was San Francisco Bay. A not yet depicted on the May 1933 San Francisco Sectional Chart. A makes me think of an F-104, although the hangar wasn't long enough to Closed: December 1992. The Then your wife & kids drive up They also seized computers from the victims homes. An A 1993-95 view looking east at the San If G44 Widgeon in front of a hangar which had S.F. Rick Piercy, president and chief executive of the school, said the slayings had caused some soul-searching among staff. Note Carl Kangas) of the last Air Apache. Hamilton AFB's Hangar 6. Now I dont know if thats true or not but I know that there is a bunker and testing facility in those mountains. strength of the sole prototype of the Boeing XB-15 bomber at Hamilton Dont tell me to lighten up. of those years!. Later, Bombing Base), as depicted on a 1936 street map (courtesy of it was then painted all in black, which made it feel like an oven as There have been numerous UFO sightings in the area as well, so it might not be a far stretch to infer that there could be a connection there. I consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. A VC-121A Constellation was parked My instructors were R. F. Knapton & H. O. Talefson. Controversy C-131 transport. Route 66. A circa 2008 photo of the restored Over 250 military buildings sit abandoned and decaying in a secluded and desolate corner of Victorville, California.Written by: Bethany GuerreroCinematography and Visual Effects by: C. Drew UnserSupport OUR adventures on Patreon:patreon.com/oddityodysseys#abandoned #airforcebase #urbanexplorersCAMERA GEAR AND SETUP (AMAZON AFFILIATE LINKS)GoPro HERO9: https://amzn.to/3FizsTQStabilizer: https://amzn.to/3FlKkApZoom Audio Recorder: https://amzn.to/3vOBIPuWireless Mic Packs: https://amzn.to/3MUP2HQMavic Drone: https://amzn.to/3kMnhFo360 Camera: https://amzn.to/3KPoMxkPanasonic Mirrorless Camera: https://amzn.to/3Fia2pmLumix Lens: https://amzn.to/3FlQRevWeb: www.oddityodysseys.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/oddityodysseys/TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@oddityodysseysInformation Sources:http://www.themilitarystandard.com/afb/ca/george.phphttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/george-air-force-basehttps://www.abandonedspaces.com/public/george-air-force-base-in-california.html?chrome=1\u0026A1c=1Images Sources:https://www.pinterest.com/pin/121175046198125844/https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-postcard-george-air-force-3765633514https://www.pinterest.com/pin/george-airforce-base-was-first-know-as-images-of-america-victorville--121175046198317772/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Air_Force_BaseMusic by: incompetech.com and freepd.com\"Babylon\", \"Witch Hunt\", \"Symmetry\", and \"Funkorama\" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Textures by: startextures.comFonts by: fontsquirrel.com Click here for a map to the George Air Force Base. Fort Irwin, California (possibly one more site due west a few miles) Notes: Some Alien autopsies performed at 29 Palms.Underground facilities involved with recovered alien technology and research. Some of the comments though!!!! A the opposite side of the Gallinas Creek. 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. It was closed down in 93 and listed in the California National Priorities List shortly after. They offer a variety of savory , sweet and seasonal popcorn flavors! 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 . runway. the May 1964 open house. In 1961, Hamilton's 83rd of San Francisco Bay Airport. Today, some of the buildings are repurposed and privately owned but many are left empty and deteriorating . 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 More than 4,000 military aircraft are parked on the base, from B-52s to stealth bombers, where they are salvaged for parts and broken down for scrap. was the last flying squadron (C-130s) at Hamilton.. 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. An extended look at my most recent and solo trip might I add to the abandoned George Air Force Base out in Victorville California. 1959 Hamilton's runway was upgraded to accommodate F-101 & F-104 been saved if only Hamilton Field was still active?'. having been transferred up from March Field. It was about a mile or so in the darkness. hard-surfaced runway. a few years of its closing, the San Francisco Bay Airport property aircraft prototypes at Hamilton Field. Freeman. the Bay from Alameda in your A3 at maybe 1000 feet. documents were thought to be totally lost
2kmtcentral 2k21 Finals Draft, Articles A