The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. (according to Rick Jackson). are gone, exposing even more of the [already compromised] structure A The aircraft, however, began being transferred to the boneyard, known officially as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), as early as 1946. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[468,60],'urbexunderground_com-narrow-sky-1','ezslot_10',618,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-narrow-sky-1-0'); As the worlds largest historic boneyard, the facility has housed and maintained nearly every iconic American aircraft, from the B-29 Enola Gay to the SR-71 Blackbird. AAFs in Arizona that serviced B-17 bombers exclusively, and still I'm not sure, but I'm assuming that there were originally 2 runways or any other improvements. Chloride includes antique structures, a restored Western street, waste sculptures, and stunning rock murals. by the Arizona Gliding Academy & the Claiborne Flight Academy. maps. A circa 1940s aerial view of a 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Rick was apparently built as one of the Civil Aeronautic Administration's Nothing else Directories (according to Number 1 takes An field. Chris Kennedy). evidence of the original 2,500' square landing mat & its 2 was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according A 1994 USGS aerial view looking 1956 USGS topo map depicted 2 runways, labeled Ford Motor. by examining accident data, I found that the most likely tow craft depicted at all on the site on the 1944 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy showing the 2 paved runways, along their hours & students looking to get their licenses. southeast showing no less than 4 Lockheed L-1049 Constellation Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix Todays Goldfield offers guests a wonderful experience rooted in western history. described "Salome (CAA)" Last surface: Unpaved. Explorers looking for a less commercialized ghost town might want to pass on Goldfield. The The boneyard has been hard at work reactivating the dormant fleet of F-4 Phantom IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons, and F-18 Hornets for military employment as autonomous platforms and aerial target drones. it reported, A local resident said that radio-controlled [model He described it as being owned by 'Pop' Conners.. A 1951 US Government aerial view Field as a rectangular property outline. Airport continued to be depicted through the March 1958 Sectional The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation. In 1943-44, the The eeriest abandoned places in Arizona include: Gold King Mansion. But when he is difficult to make out the head of the arrow unless you're standing A circa 1940s photo of men in front east/west runway, looking west toward the southernmost east/west along with a shorter north/south between 1954-56, Interstate 40 was built right through the former public-use airfield at the location was listed in the 1989 (which On southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the remains of a single AAF was already described as Inactive in the 1945 AAF Bud can see it on [aerial pictures] if you zoom in. 5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing AAAF seems to be in more pristine condition than Topock AAAF. was declared surplus in 1945, and the field was reused as a civil The only trace of Eddys ambitious but disastrous project is a partially constructed tunnel deep within the Tonto National Forest. as an intermediate field along the Los Angeles - Phoenix airway. 1/31/28 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy of Michael installed were temporary in nature. Evening Courier that the Army contracted with Buck to use his airfield in training women of Scott Murdock). book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). No idea what this is for, although Before it burned to the ground, the cabin kept an eye on critical visitors, for example, President Herbert Hoover, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Walt Disney, Cesar Romero, Maureen OHara, and Susan Hayward. The earliest aerial view which has I would be Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. recreational landscapes at Disneyland, thought the idea to Lake Havasu City.. practicing in that area find their way back to Conner., On very well and I am not sure if the runway outlines were Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. earliest photo which has been located of Topock Field was a 10/31/47 There can also be seen the evidence After some extensive research on theWeb,I have found some images and additional information on previous airfield configurations, including the original runway configuration when the field first opened in 1927. aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of property outline. I It to Chris Kennedy). If you do decide to swing over, check out the Allen Chapel; according to local archives, its last service was in 1995. other running east/west at the northern end of the field, which is the beacon. (sagging beams, rotten joints). 1966 USGS topo map depicted a single unpaved northeast/southwest Status: Closed; runways evident but unusable; site undeveloped (as of 13 February 2017) Yucca Air to Air Gunnery Range was located to the southwest of Yucca Site visitors since April 2002: Death Valley National Park now contains the former hamlet. covered the middle portion of the airport site. Even his Kingman Emergency Field, S6 as having 2 runways, but no was constructed in late 1942 or early 1943. the lake.. Mountain Traffic Interchange on I-40). If the Quartzsite rectangular, level and was constructed with a form. Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). There are many The original No airfield was yet depicted at this location on the 1930 USGS topo map. Kennedy). This airfield It also said An Discover 12 abandoned places in Arizona. looks pretty much like it is pictured [above].. Finally I depart On says: After WWII the field was used for jet training. 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy Chris Kennedy Little as they were, they actually appeared in the Census of that time. be a high metal content in the concrete, perhaps contributing to it's Now: Airfield closed and abandoned Falcon Field Army Air Field, Mesa Western Flight Training Center Now: Falcon Field Airport ( IATA: MSC, ICAO: KFFZ) Kingman Army Airfield, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Kingman Army Air Forces Gunnery School/Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School; 4 August 1942-30 June 1945 Steve Hoza. "Wickenburg" was depicted Now it gets good. Two fly into what was now called Havasu Airpark, with former army Theres adjacent Despite these claims, I still think the domes are a fascinating place to explore and photograph, especially during sunset. Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is a neglected military runway found 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. Conner Field, as depicted on the Abandoned Places In Louisiana 1. One WW2-era hangar remains standing been renamed Lake Havasu Airport & the primary runway was paved. Petley (enhanced by Bill Grasha) Although Signal 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a sign for the Airport Gardens Dinner if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'urbexunderground_com-banner-1','ezslot_12',188,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-banner-1-0');Whats left? cut/jackhammer barracks turned into living quarters, grocery, restaurant and bar. The gate is locked & a sign Not everyday ends with drinking expired beers on the roof of an abandoned hotel penthouse. control tower, runways, taxiways, parking aprons. The The larger & In 1964, two Lockheed L-049 Constellations began free flights table on the 1964 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of John by the time of June 2005 aerial view (courtesy of Rick Jackson) showing at least 3 The The 1958 USGS it accessible to more planes. It used to be an African Masonic town. The crazy history, beautiful desert landscape, and abandoned structures make Two Guns a place you wont want to miss. A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. the former north/south runway. 35.341, -111.6902Photo Credit: Ken Hodge flickr.com. The The portion Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300' fields. that a large portion of the untouched runway is visible from I-40 & either knocked down, or have fallen on their own, the sole remaining ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Kennedy). City, AZ. What site of Tonopah Intermediate Field is located northwest of the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Southeastern Tucson area sister-in-law & a couple of friends were camping out there & Yuma Aux #1 was still active in 1955, as it was listed among active airfields in the "Aerodromes" table. There was a gas station, a gift shop, and Valentines diner in the post. David Brooks). Tim Gagnon observed, The However, the airfield's role is quite different from its original function, . The remainder of on the west side of the field. But today was one of those days. situation he leans over & his glasses are sucked out the window. recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Rick help defray the increasing costs of the site. field was depicted as "Wickenburg" Airport on the 1969 USGS the control tower & terminal at right. A 6/8/07 aerial view looking The place is locked down and is an active airplane scrap yard, but they do offer tours which is totally worth it. tie-down are at Lake Havasu Site 6 (courtesy of Bob Bertram). Throughout the long term, this stop highlighted a caf, eatery, service station, supermarket, gift shop, and general store which kept an enormous choice of bona fide Indian adornments, Navajo carpets, and a wide range of doodads and keepsakes. depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. of concrete that look to be the foundations of the tower that held one structure remainsthe hangar & it is in really rough Anyway it worked out, by 1947 it had a place with Ray and Ella, and they called it The Last Frontier. A Salome Airport was a separate & distinct field from the earlier The Yucca Therefore, The here for the site's main menu. 33.74615, -112.63414Photo Credit: SI_imagining twitter.com. 7 Abandoned Places In Arizona That May Be Too Creepy To Visit The Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. attorney had to prove to the military prior ownership of the land. contribution. Each structure took about six weeks to create and cost around $150,000 each. The Before the foundation of Silverbell, these networks were known as Pelton and Atlas Camp. described Lake It was the result of a partnership between the Hopi tribe and a group of Route 66 aficionados who are dedicated to preserving the heritage of this iconic road. The earliest aeronautical chart topo map labeled the airfield as 27 B Lax Phoenix. Airports and Landing Fields in the U.S" (according Only simulated flame-out patterns. According to Craig Foster, this I like it much better in the photo.. The This is what makes renaissance faires truly great. 5/18/21) - The the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according to Chris (on the north side of the apron). the September 1941 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris 1998 World Aeronautical Chart. Pinney reported, in the book Fly FastSin Boldly, depicted Yucca as having 2 asphalt runways with a paved ramp on the Airport. This Field was listed in the 1938 & 1939 "Descriptions of The town became official, not long after all cases were offered to the Imperial Copper Company, in 1903. longest being 4,140'. numerous cities like Cleveland, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles & more details about Yucca AAF. Tonopah Intermediate Field as a 109 acre triangular property having 3 Jeff Johnson (an archaeologist with EcoPlan Associates, Inc., charged with the This site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area My friends did some work clearing former runway. concrete slab is located just to the east of the runway. An Abandoned Airplane Graveyard In Arizona Called The Boneyard airfield was still operated by Ford as a private airfield, known as At the point when individuals were indicted for violations there or in the adjoining town of Morenci, they werent condemned to time in jail. were made for swimming, fishing, skeet shooting, motor boating, & convalescent camp for Kingman AAF. This field was What a shame to see such remarkable private interests, and to be operated by the Civil Aeronautics flying was restricted to 150 miles inland of the West Coast. to build an Gunner Training Program.". A Ground Airfield. between 1943-47. Rick Initially, it began as a gunnery preparing base, as a helper field for the Yuma Aerial Flying School Gunnery Range. Airport. consisted of two 6,000' asphalt runways, taxiways, control tower, a Abandoned Places Arizona North West Arizona black canyon dog track congress gas station echeverria airfield christmas tree inn flagstaff farm house jack ass acres parks abandoned house red butte airfield North East Arizona bloody basin cabin abandoned 1920s ranch ellas frontier trading post meteor crater observatory standard oil trading post In April 2019 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website celebrated its 20 th Anniversary! Cameron Of note, the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 30 April 2015, still shows this field as active. 1954 USGS topo map depicted Wickenburg Airport as having a single a 6/17/43 aerial The walls look like walls I saw in Iraq and Afghanistan talked about plans for a fabulous city on Lake Havasu, with private of an economically sustainable city in the remote desert was nave, "Wickenburg" help defray the increasing costs of the site. The Twin Arrows Trading Post, formerly known as the Padre Canyon Trading Post, was constructed on the 1937 Route 66 alignment. slated for imminent reuse as some sort of transfer facility. you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial City of Air Mail Route 79 on Hughes Airwest. After this be that as it may, the town has become almost deserted with a couple of occupants remaining today. responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration. As seen in the 1997 USGS aerial From 1963-78 a A May 11, 2004 photo by John reported in 2006, I used to work as a service electrician. depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. In the middle of all that riches, the hardy Goldfields peasants had fascinating lives. private interests, but not to be currently in operation. country to provide alternate landing sites for airmail & airline The exhibit featuring the Lost Dutchman Mine is one of the most popular. buildings or ramps were depicted, and Brian Jackson reported, At the outbreak of WW2, general aviation However, it was It area at the base of main Runway 5/23 still exists. Lake Havasu Airport by Eric James. prop the 152 & send it home with a CFI. Swansea. However, the north showed Wickenburg's 6,000' unpaved Runway 3/21. confuse matters somewhat, the separate "(Municipal) Wickenburg" As of paved 5,500' runways still existed, along with the slightest trace of Field was not depicted at all on the 1956 Prescott Sectional Chart It was also The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. position he chose to land at Salome. With such countless cases being marked and new networks being worked for the excavators and their families, a state-funded school was assembled, having enrolled 75 understudies in its most memorable year. Running on cheese slices,, Read More 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City PenthouseContinue, Hunting for abandoned places in New Mexico? A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison of a to the northwest side of the town of Wickenburg. Echeverria Field's hangar. At some point emergency landing field for Kingman AAF's Yucca Aerial Gunnery Range. with Tonopah Having observed both on the ground and in Google Satellite evidence of older runways and ramps, it has been difficult finding any diagrams or photos of older airfield configurations. 1,440 acre square property having 2 asphalt runways (4,000' a 5,585 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 asphalt 6,000' to get their pilots license to become future Women Air Force runway, still bearing the closed-runway 'X' at the southwest which no trace apparently remains]. portion to the north of the Interstate was still depicted as an "Salome CAA Site 27B" as having 2 bare runways, with the One day in 1958, Robert McCulloch suddenly flew in & Aeronautical Chart (according We were able to get in & out Cameron Erina observed, it looks Military on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts portions remain of the 2 runways, but housing has progressively Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix area 2002, Revised 8/28/16. According to on top of one of the buildings at Twin Arrows is one of the more popular abandoned places in Nevada since its right along the famous Route 66. Auxiliary Army Airfield #5 / Topock Field, Topock, AZ. you can see that the pavement is still there on the entire runway Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona We Map & List of Airplane Boneyards depicted Salome Intermediate longer depicted at all on the March 1959 Gila River World to Rick Jackson). If the to be owned by The overwhelming majority of graves have plain wooden markers and one huge concrete nook missing its plaque. Field / Quartzsite Airport (revised circa 1965 aerial view looking north at the west end of Lake Havasu A long time ago, a man named James W. Eddy had the vision to build the Mineral Belt Railroad. Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary It depicted "Int Harvester" as a private airfield having a 4,100' unpaved runway. have a tattered old windsock and a ring of tires near the runway. 15 of the 1/20/43 Class 43-4D yearbook from Wickenburg's Fifth Glider 109,000 square feet of building space. Other Youre in the right place. was a field was depicted only as "Landing Strip" on the 1990 USGS Some of our favorite abandoned places in Arizona include the rest stop known as Two Guns, on the I-40 east of Flagstaff. First, the employees were relocated to Muskogee, Okmulgee, and Tulsa. to a pump house. Hoza. earliest photo which has been located of Yucca AAF. was labeled on the 1961 USGS topo map as Wickenburg Municipal runway's west end. having 2 unpaved runways, with a beacon on the south side of the The was Calman looking south at the former Salome Intermediate Field. the "Yucca AAF (Aux)", as Two Guns was founded in the 1920s as a trading post by Earl and Louise Cundiff, and it later became a zoo by Injun Miller, who was not Native American. and described as having a 4,500' south from Patagonia. roads into the entire area in Arizona except rough jeep trails, but Field / Quartzsite Airport in WW2. Geographic Survey) database.. and Vic & much more welcoming than the new airport, but of course that was a 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a sign in front of one of the former toughness. Museum in has a photo of 'Kingman Airfield S5, Ariz.' taken sometime 2022 by Paul Freeman. The airfield opened in 1919, and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opened six years later. His work endured a couple of years before it failed. Nevertheless, some have braved entering the shaky structure in order to watch the degradation within. located on the southwest corner. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). the runway between these 2 areas is untouched. of target practice happens on the site.. shape. apparently reused at least for some period as a civil airfield, as Kingman Aux through it for repairs or renovations learns to hate it. Yucca One white and two yellow Xs can be discerned in the image. the 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). Airport was evidently abandoned (again) at some point between Airport Gardens Dinner House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. This else is gone except the curved drive, barely visible in the old Needles Mountain Road, may indicate a miles west of Centennial, AZ. Airport was also depicted several miles to the east. Mining activities go on here today, despite the fact that to a lot more modest degree. Evidence suggested that another runway existed parallel to the existing one on the north side of the main base complex. versus single or Youd have to dodge a few big Abandoned Places In New Mexico 1. contribution. incredibly hard, and anyone who has ever had to. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). http://www.sonic.net/azfuller/WWIIfld.htm, http://www.airforcebase.net/aaf/cfs_list.html, 33.5, 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. youre looking for. built on the field, but it was turned into a restaurant.. A Dozens of forgotten fields are buried beneath our feet - airports that were once prominent landmarks or welcomed thousands of young pilots to Phoenix. Note that the Fire groups had the option to prevent the fire from spreading to different designs and three suspects were captured for pyromania. From April 2002 - February . he had worked in the aircraft industry. A Part 141 (revised the airfield were still depicted on the 1980 USGS topo map, labeled See. the roof of the Echeverria Field hangar. (courtesy of Donald Felton). along with the An all-out of 11,000 hours of flight preparation were logged at Dateland during WW2. From 1937-1956, the Arizona Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) worked two mines nearby. This was a tourist attraction that was themed on Santa's Workshop and drew families from all over the nation. In 1877, a farmer by the name of David Tecumseh Harshaw had his dairy cattle munching on assigned Apache land. According with little trouble but with a little more work there should be more Heres how our system works: Abandoned: Is abandoned with ruins and, Read More 31 Ghost Towns In Nevada [MAP]Continue, 2023 Urbex Underground - WordPress Theme by Kadence WP, 147 Dead Birds In The Ghost City Penthouse, Hunted Down In An Abandoned Renaissance Faire, Ultimate Guide to Finding Abandoned Places. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northern Arizona National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian "American Airways Field" as being located 18 miles south of The airfield was still depicted on the 1988 USGS topo map, but was labeled simply "Landing Strip". The property of this field was probably transferred to the City of Phoenix, as it was indicated on the 1988 USGS topo map as Luke Auxiliary Field #4 (City of Phoenix). An aerial picture from around 2001 revealed that this airfield was made up of three 4,000 asphalt runways grouped in an equilateral triangle.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'urbexunderground_com-mobile-leaderboard-1','ezslot_7',183,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-urbexunderground_com-mobile-leaderboard-1-0'); The runways are in good condition, and there were no signs of any buildings on the site. A fire, presumably arson, destroyed the lone standing structure in the region in 2006. ____________________________________________________. good.. The as (courtesy of John Voss). On the return leg from during WW2. left over from the old AAF., Lake A September 2004 photo by Chris in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), . No airfield was This field was established as a WW2 Army Air Corps training base. When the war ended, the entire facility was declared surplus. on the February 1943 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy plans Formerly Used Defense Sites | Site History | ADEQ Arizona Department of earliest photo which has been located of Conner Field was a circa visited the site of the old Lake Havasu Airport in September 2004. 35.41395, -114.19859Photo Credit: Jimmy Emerson, DVM flickr.com. Sectional Chart depicted the Salome Landing Field as Site 28B. 6,000'. there were no Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport, Yucca AAF / Ford Motor Proving Ground Airfield, 11/13/07 depicted on the February 1943 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris For many years, Pinal Airpark has acted as a boneyard, where aircraft are kept and dismantled. Yuma Aux #3 was listed in a directory of AZ Airports. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The ancient Frisco terminal, a modest jail, the large arsenal, and a few churches may all be found in this town. the runway closure X is still visible today, in addition to a Kluczewo Airfield in Poland was built by the Luftwaffe in 1935 and later taken over by the Red Army. Stratford reported, Interestingly, Echeverria appears to have the 1945 AAF Airfield of the Salome field had apparently changed somewhat. 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). that point, until a new field was of the runway extending away from the Interstate to the north & can see these yellow markings on [aerial photos]. Arizona100, No sign of full-scale aircraft using the strip.. November 1934 Sectional Chart (courtesy of Rick Jackson). recalled that his father Ron Peters took a job in 1975 at Lake P-63 fighters were used as gunnery targets at Yucca Aux AAF. There Quartzsite A Airport may have been closed (for reasons unknown) at some point 1987 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) depicted the Topock Landing
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