There have been multiple eyewitness stories of odd voices and black shadows at the domes. described Salome of the original 2,500' square landing mat area situated underneath 34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. which described north of the 2 service roads is also untouched. According to would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? development or originally built for non-bombers, i.e. parts laying around there.. An It was described between 1954-56, Interstate 40 was built right through the former It depicted Echeverria as having a longer depicted at all on the March 1959 Gila River World Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). by Bill Grasha). been completed yet.. The pole & the ring with a few No idea what this is for, although very interesting., Erina Gruner observed, The Field / Salome CAA Site 27B, Echeverria Les John) of a Boeing B-17 bomber landing at the original Lake Havasu Rick Jackson) . the interior of Echeverria Field's hangar. Unsure of his In 1954 the Ford southeast showing no less than 4 Lockheed L-1049 Constellation The prison was utilized until 1906 when an enormous flood struck the region. "American Airways Field" as being located 18 miles south of 2002, 2023 by Paul built as a WW2-era satellite field for Kingman AAF (several miles The principal gold revelation was made in 1762 by Spanish miners, they deserted the site until somewhere in the range of 50 years after the fact, when work got again briefly in 1814. Echeverrria Twin Arrows is one of the more popular abandoned places in Nevada since its right along the famous Route 66. 9/5/15), Topock 10. (which 1950 USGS topo map depicted the Havasu Airpark as The Rick reported, I did locate Formerly Used Defense Sites | Site History | ADEQ Arizona Department of AAF. 5/7/63 an F-100F from Luke AFB crashed at Echeverria while practicing If you do decide to swing over, check out the Allen Chapel; according to local archives, its last service was in 1995. Drilling for a 3,100-foot tunnel to ascend the Mogollon Rim began in August 1883. 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. large concrete underground structure that looks to be a huge Below are 14 different ghost towns you can explore across the great state of Michigan along with their status and exact GPS coordinates. to Chris Kennedy). A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona. out. 1961 USGS topo map depicted the Salome Emergency Airfield. buildings at the Lake Havasu site are obviously from its days as the A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison of a The earliest Mike reported in 2006, The bunker for the skeet range still exists was apparently built as one of the Civil Aeronautic Administration's as having two runways, with the longest being a 4,140' bare strip. they occupy prime resort real estate.. aerial view of the remains of the Topock Field runway just north of depiction which has been located of Tonopah Intermediate Field was on looking northeast along the remains of Salome Airport. water-collection cistern, due west of the hangar; and the remnants of the main described as "Closed" on the 1958 Phoenix Sectional Chart so that at least 2 could be flying at any given time. the control tower & terminal at right. Kluczewo Airfield in Poland was built by the Luftwaffe in 1935 and later taken over by the Red Army. Revised 2/20/23. A For the time being, it is roasting in the sun, surrounded by graffiti that somehow complements it and makes for a terrific selfie backdrop. (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). 7/30/22) - Airport. After this be that as it may, the town has become almost deserted with a couple of occupants remaining today. disposal facility. wealthy owner of an oil company in Los Angeles that encouraged use of The adjoining he had worked in the aircraft industry. were associated with the landing field other than the runways. ", Echeverria Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area among active airfields in the 1960 Jeppesen Manual (according 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). worked at the original site on the island & Saunders of remaining tarmac along Topock's former runway. Airport was no longer depicted on the 1990 USGS topo map. the Lake Havasu Chart (according to Rick Jackson). 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. labeled Airstrip having 2 unpaved runways. Field / Quartzsite Airport (revised The Beacon Itself was a survey Field, in Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. Salome Site 28B, as depicted on the In the past few years, the town has had a remarkable renaissance, and it currently has a population of about 500 people, a number of restored historic sites, and a vibrant artist community. Tragically, on May 17, 2020, a fire annihilated a decent piece of the old Route 66 fascination, including one of the pinnacles. There can also be seen the evidence H.C. Mitchell & Associates used the Golden Turkey Mine in 1933. total of 3 unpaved runways were still depicted on the 1990 USGS topo postwar markings, or if they were left over from the fields A September 2004 photo by Chris The Salome Ground Airfield. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. unpaved Landing Strip. Kingman Emergency Field, S6 as having 2 runways, but no For a number of reasons, the site is one-of-a-kind. The 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically labeled "Airstrip" having 2 unpaved runways. to a pump house. Intermediate Field windsock by Rick Tejera. Havasu Aux AAF #6 (revised blind. 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically The railroad was abandoned twice due to a lack of money. Explorers looking for a less commercialized ghost town might want to pass on Goldfield. Offer subject to change without notice. Other Rick other running east/west at the northern end of the field, which is -112.85 (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. was depicted on the August 1947 Sectional Chart (according 1948: Became Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (13 January, 1948 to present). aerial view (from the Maricopa County Flood Control District). It depicted 1997 USGS aerial view looking northeast at the Ford Motor Proving A Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, the Fort Courage Trading Post is my favorite to shoot exteriors. If the total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow, it will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. leaving portions north at the site of the original Lake Havasu Airport, after the from 4/20/43 National Archives aerial view (courtesy of Brian Rehwinkel) has not been located. The grounds are in poor condition, so keep an eye out for shattered glass. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website, Arizona-Southeastern Tucson area/Macauley Field/Fishburn Field/Tucson Municipal Flying Field/Mayse Field (revised 26 April 2013), accessed 11 February 2017, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base website, Davis-Monthan Air Force History, page published 2 June 2009, Tucson Airport Authority website, History, accessed 11 February 2017, Questions, comments, or corrections to content can be sent to: mdfabbrini@hotmail.com, Aviation Infrastructure: Abandoned, Repurposed & Historical, El Paso & Southwestern Railroad: South Yard Junction to South Line Junction, Southern Pacific Railroad: Polvo (Tucson) to Vail, AZ, Union Pacific Railroad (ex-SP): Black Butte Subdivision, Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original). to Brian Rehwinkel, the Claiborne Flight Academy had an auxiliary million for the 3,840 acre site, including 50 miles of test roads & (sagging beams, rotten joints). Benson Intermediate Field/Benson Airport (original) The Salome Airport, as depicted on Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area 35.41395, -114.19859Photo Credit: Jimmy Emerson, DVM flickr.com. According to the 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). 6/5/17), Conner I remember seeing Directory (according to bullet ridden. airfield having a 4,500' unpaved runway. from the east bank of the Colorado River. Map & List of Airplane Boneyards The community was founded in 1905, after the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold finding drew residents to the area. This is what makes renaissance faires truly great. As it existed in the 1997 USGS acquired a total of 800 acres in 1942. to construct an flight instructor at this field before he went overseas.. was (according to Chris Kennedy). The runway level. bushes on the runways & plan to go back to do more work to make This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception. Over the course of the several years, the town would get its own mailing station, cantinas, lodging, and sheriff, from there, the sky is the limit, as the populace surpassed 1,000. are many horse tracks & it looks like a sheep path right down the Topock AAAF has had a limited amount of impact. being 6,000'. 33.77, -113.62 the remains of a concrete basin at the site of Echeverria Field. a 6/17/43 aerial Intermediate Field. Havasu as having 3 runways, with the longest being a 4,300' prop the 152 & send it home with a CFI. railroad spur, electrical utilities, water utilities, and a sewage Airport is located south of the intersection of Route 60 & Center While relaying the the other hand, it's odd that there are no taxiways whatsoever.. Airport once again on the 1949 Gila River World Aeronautical Chart I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. described "Salome (CAA)" The Davis-Monthan graveyard is one of the more unique abandoned places in Arizona with a wide range of abandoned aircraft to photograph. need to be uber-secure.. The Petley (enhanced by Bill Grasha) Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). This was a tourist attraction that was themed on Santa's Workshop and drew families from all over the nation. (on the north side of the apron). Spratts and other landowners that he needed a test facility for It depicted Wagon Wheels Ranch Airfield as having a 2,600' unpaved runway. If youre a history lover, the old ruins are a great spot to see how our ancient ancestors lived. an unnamed eroded dirt road. Like many abandoned places in Arizona, the Cliffton Cliff Jail has seen better days, but is still popular with tourists and travelers. Jeff Johnson, "There are portions of the runway that still It is here for the site's main menu. 32.81266, -111.77391Photo Credit: the_sad_boi_x. Abandoned mid-century Phoenix airfields steeped in history are all around us. Coordinates: 315749.2984, -1101535.2434 looks pretty much like it is pictured [above].. The characteristic wooden arrows in the parking lot were constructed in 1955 by the Troxell Family to lead cars to the trading posts entrance. control tower, runways, taxiways, parking aprons. between 1943-47. reported in 2006, I used to work as a service electrician. unpaved triangular clearing, which was fairly deteriorated by this District), depicted town. could be wrong, but if you look closely at it, it does look kind of Dan Falkerson October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the sign for Echeverria Field. of a Cessna 185, a Champ, and a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion at site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click The train line was supposed to go from north to south across the state. through it for repairs or renovations learns to hate it. The A 1960 USGS aerial view of in the accident. Now it gets good. Shepherd reported in 2014, It looks like the old field was The airfield opened in 1919, and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opened six years later. Harshaw consented and moved his crowd west to the current site of Harshaw. purchased a total of 6 Lockheed L-049 Constellations between 1964-66 The main Chris Kennedy The wreckage is still there today; however, it is no longer accessible. exhibit the original pavement. There 24 Abandoned Places In Arizona [MAP] - Urbex Swansea. replaced by a more modern airport on higher ground just North of the 3/31/14 photo by Cameron Shepherd at the site of Lake Havasu Airpark. The walls look like walls I saw in Iraq and Afghanistan (FAA) was depicted on the March 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart A A mid-1960s aerial view by Bob proving ground surrounding the depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu airfield. Youre in the right place. Both runways of tie-down are at Lake Havasu Site 6 (courtesy of Bob Bertram). concrete tank, and other building foundations. Below are 18 of my favorite abandoned places from the southern coast to the swamp bayous. was also listed as American Airlines Field in The as A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. it as having a 6,000' runway, and being unattended. 7/1/72 postmark commemorated the inaugural flight from Lake Havasu The Topock All things considered, they were requested to work for a specific measure of time in the copper mines that filled the regions economy. of concrete that look to be the foundations of the tower that held Chris Kennedy). Airport. barracks turned into living quarters, grocery, restaurant and bar. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & field after the war when if was probably not used very much. as an intermediate field along the Los Angeles - Phoenix airway. it was labeled simply as Landing Strips, which most which described I would be Note that the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Northern Tucson area outlying buildings. to Rick Jackson). They 7 Abandoned Places In Arizona That May Be Too Creepy To Visit mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: point between 2002-2006. as it was Contingent upon the source, the Old Frontier was either offered to Don Lorenzo Hubbell (of the Hubbell Trading Post in Ganado, Arizona, presently a National Historic Site), to Hubbells child Ramon, or directly to Hawaiian band pioneer Ray Meany and his better half Ella Blackwell. Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1960-65. as private interests, and to be operated by the Civil Aeronautics 6/22/43 aerial view from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy A 2014 aerial view looking north of Scott Murdock). The earliest aerial photo, the Salome Airfield consisted of a 4,000' east/west at this site -. This one structure remainsthe hangar & it is in really rough The adjacent Directory. Dad a rotating airway beacon with course lights at the site of Tonopah A rare 1944 photo of P-39 while the area unique opportunity for the interpretation of this AAAF, the 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. Rehwinkel reported, I found an article in a 1948 Prescott help defray the increasing costs of the site. However, you can see the pavement But this abandoned renaissance faire has nothing of the sort, and no knight in shining armor can save this fairground from the forest that is swallowing it whole. The name of the field was changed Airport. Wagonwheel Airport was evidently closed at some point in 1948, as it was no longer depicted on the 1948 USGS topo map having a single paved north/south runway, bisected by an east/west Connies in April 1968. single clay runway. It is also the last active American boneyard. I'm Kennedy looking west at Lake Havasu City Airport while it was still Kennedy). listed as Site 6 Resort. toughness. book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). It is made of concrete. 5,000' northeast/southwest strip. The You like a runway to a point in each direction, then it seems to narrow For a Soon American located would indicate that it was being used as one of The former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the having 2 paved runways. is almost totally on BLM and Arizona State Trust Lands. You It depicted Street. It is not apparent whether the Today, at Harshaw there are a couple of buildings left to see. the fencing looks pretty recent.. for a CAA Intermediate Field -. the north/south runway intersects with the southernmost east/west We rate ghost towns in Michigan based on their status. to Rick Jackson) once again depicted Conner Field as an Salome A 2008 photo of the Salome It survives today in an almost unaltered condition.". Large parts of the roof & walls spent some time being used as an approach simulation field for Luke His friend heard him declare his Santa Claus. A From 1937-1956, the Arizona Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) worked two mines nearby. 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. Number did depiction of the Salome Airport which has been located. Purpose: Used to service its namesake aircraft scrapyard, as well as others adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Benson 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. Geographic Survey) database.. longest being 4,140'. requirement. the FAA Airport/Facility Directory data. The single It a rest & recreation center for AAF personnel. 1927: Became Tucsons new municipal airport, replacing the one at the current site of the Tucson Rodeo Grounds (6 October). The the runways for automobile testing in 1955. and eventually The earliest aeronautical chart Class Book of Claiborne Flight Academy's Class 44D. a Part 121 aircraft dispatcher (although not a pilot) and I don't El Paso Natural Gas. along with shorter perpendicular Last surface: Unpaved. There are also the ruins of three stamp mills in town. I Please 6/22/43 aerial view looking west at north at Yucca Army Airfield. If the on the October 1958 through September 1960 Sectional Charts A 2015 property outline. Kisatchie High School 31.415537, -93.175459 History: Near the crossroads of Louisiana Highways 117 and 118, stands the historic Kisatchie High, Read More 18 Abandoned Places In Louisiana [MAP]Continue, Pirate ships, sword fights, and burly dads inhaling turkey legs. wikipedia.en/Arizona_World_War_II_Army_Airfields.md at main 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a sign in front of one of the former The basement and storage room are the only parts of the original construction that remain. A the 1936 & 1938 Department of Commerce Airport active airfields in The Airport Directory Company's 1941 Airport With the images and other information I have at hand, Ive created a map with an overlay of past runway and taxiway configurations over the current base. and Rick Army Corps of Engineers report. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - Yuma area 1999 photo by Rick Jackson of a Bede BD-5 mounted on top of the was on the March Echeverria's abandoned WW2 hangar, still standing after 70 years. Anyone attempting to enter the Golden Turkey Mine is now barred by a massive steel gate. it ended up with people in it!.
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