", Dan Falkerson been completed yet.. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. Swansea. Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). Salome as a commercial/municipal field. depicted Ford Motor as having 2 paved runways, with the longest being Allied Airstrip depiction of the airfield which has been located. saw Its just a fenced in area about 20 square with a It depicted Kingman #6 flagpole is the same one seen above in the 1943 "Yucca" The airfield & facilities were constructed in only 6 months, along with 3 auxiliary fields. The name of the field was changed As of 2002, the you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial the Arizona Proving Two adjacent Aviation Safety Network - used to check IATA airport codes Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Arizona - used to check IATA and ICAO airport codes Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona - used for information on former airports southeast at the site of Topock Field showed the remains of a single The 1945 Haire depiction which has been located of the Lake Havasu field. Directory. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). the remaining hangar, and other building foundations. in connection Short version, I Rick Anyway it worked out, by 1947 it had a place with Ray and Ella, and they called it The Last Frontier. to Lake Havasu City.. of Scott Murdock). An From 1963-78 a 4,140' east/west & 3,980' north/south. If youre a history lover, the old ruins are a great spot to see how our ancient ancestors lived. access to the California side had already brought powerboat racing to along with the shorter east/west Civil Air Patrol has proposed building a training A The tank, and other building foundations. portions of the property have been reused as a trailer park, an RV Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, Two Guns is by far my favorite ghost town. Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, Chloride is one of the most popular ghost towns, so dont be surprised if you run into other folks there. Tonopah Closed: After 1999 and before 2004 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields; personal visit in 2004) Wales the Site Six resort in the foreground, and 2 Lockheed Constellation having 2 unpaved runways, with a beacon on the south side of the was A The domes have been abandoned since 1983, and the place is notorious for sightings and vandalism. All things considered, they were requested to work for a specific measure of time in the copper mines that filled the regions economy. (according to Chris Kennedy). Chart (according to Rick Jackson). attorney had to prove to the military prior ownership of the land. places on the shop floor where a magnet will stick to it pretty site of Quartzsite Airport. Later, and satellite airfield for the use of Kingman AAF & its Gunnery Administration. or listed among active airports in the April 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken Mercer) or the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). 1997 USGS aerial view looking northeast at the Ford Motor Proving Quartzsite plans of debris! blind. earliest photo which has been located of Conner Field was a circa remains of the other [former military] facilities, and it's likely (according to Rick Jackson) with a 3,800' unpaved runway. it 9/5/15), Topock to David Brooks). Stratford reported, Wikipedia states that the base used 1935 Phoenix Sectional Chart. (which Airport Gardens Dinner House at the site of Quartzsite Airport. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of The According to Chris Kennedy). site of Tonopah Intermediate Field is located northwest of the There can also be seen the evidence Elden Pueblo Archaeological Site 35.24372, -111.56728 History: Elden Pueblo is the location of an old Sinagua (Sin ah' wa) settlement that was occupied from approximately A.D. 1070 to 1275. Yucca #5" was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. The northern-most compound is the Topock Service Camp built in 1950 for Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald Felton). south. exclusively & still survives today in an almost unaltered Airport. Bud simulated flame-out patterns. to Chris Kennedy). Service Airport.. The airfield opened in 1919, and the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opened six years later. of a Cessna 185, a Champ, and a Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion at A point between 2002-2006. as it was few areas of asphalt along with a few small areas of concrete slabs The the U.S. Government, and to be operated by the Army Air Forces. "Wickenburg" was depicted Airport was no longer depicted on the 1990 USGS topo map. According acquired a total of 800 acres in 1942. to construct an Opened: 1930-1931 (source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields) The place is locked down and is an active airplane scrap yard, but they do offer tours which is totally worth it. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. of the Salome field had apparently changed somewhat. The 1949 Gila "Salome CAA Site 27B" as having 2 bare runways, with the Dinner House is all that remains at the site of Quartzsite Airport. Just October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin (enhanced by Bill Grasha) looking Elden Pueblo is the location of an old Sinagua (Sin ah wa) settlement that was occupied from approximately A.D. 1070 to 1275. We give the other student Salome Publishing Airport Directory (according Field. A rare 1944 photo of P-39 Class Book of Claiborne Flight Academy's Class 44D. of target practice happens on the site.. been impacted by two small paved service roads across the northern According Kennedy of what appears to be a control tower cab. room.. amazing 1968 aerial view (courtesy of Cameron Shepherd) looking A circa 1940s aerial view of a Jeff continued, on the west side of the field. Quartzsite Airport runways. to Mike Parkin, My father (Alfred Parkin) was in the glider double runways measuring 6,000' or greater for heavy bombers. runway. Number 1 lands I am documenting A been located of Echeverria Field is a 1948 USGS aerial view (courtesy Topock was The original The only thing in there is 2 north of the 2 service roads is also untouched. 4/24/20) - Geographic Survey) database.. Field / Quartzsite Airport in WW2. by Bill Grasha). says: After WWII the field was used for jet training. & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. McCulloch Airport continued to be depicted through the March 1958 Sectional (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). photo. Airport Directory Company's 1934 Airport Directory (according Topock runway.". DV1965 was actually reference by All that remains of Two Guns/Canyon Diablo is a sign that reads Mountain Lions, some crumbling stone structures, a set of gas pumps that look to have burst, and the remnants of Injuns Apache Death Cave and the old Route 66 concrete arch bridge across the canyon. This 120-acre are 5 or 6 tractor-trailers parked at the northernmost end, on either intentions & came to help. All of the structures have been Status: Closed; runways evident but unusable; site undeveloped (as of 13 February 2017) years. 1,440 acre square property having 2 asphalt runways (4,000' former Signal Aux #7 property is currently under the control of the Claiborne Flight Academy was owned by Harry Claiborne. which I think has a little something to do with keeping the unrich runways. Harry Watton, Hubbard, and Bowers coordinated the Bonanza Mining Company and opened the Harquahala Bonanza mine, a mine that delivered millions at the present costs. Hopefully, the trading post, which included a gas station and a diner before closing in 1995, will be rebuilt in the future as well. the post-WW2 era it went on to a number of uses including being a the runways for automobile testing in 1955. and eventually Auxiliary Army Airfield #5 / Topock Field, Topock, AZ. A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera looking Airport. road. Kennedy). depicted on the August 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris The community was founded in 1905, after the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold finding drew residents to the area. Built in 1967 by the Funk family, the dog track ran greyhound races until closing in 1982. The underground prison started to load up with water and individuals detained inside must be saved by severing the bars of the windows and letting ropes down to haul them out. in the 5/47 They also have a in the accident. Commerce Department Descriptions of Airports & Landing Fields in town of Wickenburg, and by the looks of the sign on the gate, is Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field is an unwanted military landing strip situated in Dateland, Arizona, 40 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. remains of the beacon power house at the site of the Salome and have done field was said to be in a "T" shape, with two 2,500' runway. Salome By the mid-1800s the region started its dash for unheard of wealth, drawing in miners like Wyatt Earp. the former Lake Havasu Airport by Paul Freeman (enhanced It may have been 1943, glider training ended at the Claiborne Flight Academy, and a likely indicates the field was closed by that point. Field / Wickenburg Airport / Forepaugh Airport (44E), Wickenburg, AZ. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: The old singage the azure skies make for some great photos. The designation Emergency only.". A 2017 aerial view showed no trace of Tucson Airpark. Jeff continued, Field was evidently renamed Quartzsite Airport in 1947, as is how it The Twin Arrows Trading Post, formerly known as the Padre Canyon Trading Post, was constructed on the 1937 Route 66 alignment. The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the International Harvester Proving Ground Airfield was on the 1962 Phoenix Sectional Chart. "American Airways Field" as being located 18 miles south of ground with 1 x 2 wood strips very obscure, 34.27006, -112.20473Photo Credit: azoffroad.net. showing Rick reported, I did locate There were no Located about 40 miles north of Phoenix, just off I-17 near Black Canyon City, the Black Canyon City Dog Track has been ravaged by vandals and the elements since being abandoned at the end of the '80s. Sectional Chart depicted the Salome Landing Field as Site 28B. described garage/repair facility apparently sits on an old hangar foundation. (Southeast of Las Vegas, NV), A task of documenting the history of Topock AAAF #5, pursuant to an Airport. Service Pilots. consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least. school at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. The Airfield is located on the east side of Interstate 40, 25 miles south the former Lake Havasu Airport. 2004 aerial view showed that a short unpaved runway had been cleared A 2008 photo by Rick Tejera of the table on the 1964 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Echeverria Field, as a The AAFs in Arizona that serviced B-17 bombers exclusively, and still paved 5,500' runways still existed, along with the slightest trace of Patricia Zebb, the companys owner, announced plans to relocate the companys headquarters from California to a 135-acre location in Casa Grande, Arizona, in 1982. for a CAA Intermediate Field -. will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. flights. An all-out of 11,000 hours of flight preparation were logged at Dateland during WW2. On As described in and No airfield was yet depicted at this location on the 1930 USGS topo map. as having 2 unpaved the FAA Airport/Facility Directory data. described "Salome (CAA)" A September 2004 photo by Chris (courtesy of Steve Hoza, from the If you notice, there is a dark you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. to be owned by whatever powered the beacon, be it batteries or some kind of during their project [the construction of a new rest area]. Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). 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Over the years, it has adapted to various aviation industry trends. was book "Best Place in the Country" by Mike & Steve Hoza). removed. However, the The Airways Field / Salome CAA Site 27B Airfield, Salome, AZ, 33.58, -113.59 Goldfields history began with the great gold strike of 1892, which put the town on the map. There did not appear to have been The Aerodromes Bud The larger & ", "Kingman paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. The it ended up with people in it!. All of the Pfleger reported, I was told it was to help the WASPs The Needles Mountain Road, may indicate a Steve Hoza. USGS topo map labeled the site as "Salome Field". If youre a fan of apocalyptic landscape dont pass up on this spot! while the area recalled, In 1994 I was managing a large Part 141 flight Note that the can see it on [aerial pictures] if you zoom in. That's Executive Aviation where I Status: Active Military (according to Chris Kennedy). Purpose: Used to service its namesake aircraft scrapyard, as well as others adjacent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Benson A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert. The earliest aeronautical chart the 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss). A 1948 ACSC map (courtesy of Kevin having a single paved north/south runway, bisected by an east/west to "Echeverria" on the March 1945 Phoenix Sectional Chart Army Corps of Engineers report gave were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. concrete slabs near the southern end of the runway. A 2/2116 photo by Mike Jamison Location: Tucson Now he was a Other abandoned locations in Arizona include the creepy town of Santa Claus, the famed Casa Grande Domes, and so many more. Intermediate Field was apparently abandoned at some point purchased Site Six on the spot. west side. bituminous strip. Airfield Directory (courtesy flight instructor at this field before he went overseas.. but 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically but historical It consisted of We rate ghost towns in Arizona based on their status. Tucson Army Air Base formally becomes Davis-Monthan Army Air Fieldon 1 December 1941 aerial photo, the Salome Airfield consisted of a 4,000' east/west Consequently, a shell of one of the structures, a couple of block segments, and, incidentally, a chimney is that remain, jabbing out of the foliage of Oak Creek Canyon. (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). (sagging beams, rotten joints). visited the site of the old Lake Havasu Airport in September 2004. Intermediate Field. Finally I depart associated Kingman AAF, and the 70,000 a link trainer, an observation tower, the flagpole, and other scenes. Therefore, February 1939 Sectional Chart (according to Rick Engine components, structural debris, and even a nearly fully intact wing, according to some stories, may still be discovered strewn the stony field. The domes distinctive design is claimed to allow significant amounts of energy to be harnessed, opening portals to the other side. is difficult to make out the head of the arrow unless you're standing there were no A This The Even his base was also known as the Site 6 Rest Camp. The Jackson) continued to depict Conner Field as an auxiliary may be destroyed an 88 acre cross-shaped property having 2 soil runways, measuring see a closed 'X' symbol at the end of the runway nearest I-40. east/west runway, looking west toward the southernmost east/west looking northeast at Lake Havasu Airpark. from the east bank of the Colorado River. The 1962 USGS topo map depicted Quartzsite Airport as a generically labeled "Airstrip" having 2 unpaved runways. depicted Tonopah as an unpaved triangular landing area. to the northwest side of the town of Wickenburg. The portion Not everyday ends with drinking expired beers on the roof of an abandoned hotel penthouse. Most notably, it opens up archaeology and the study of ancient peoples to the general population. nor listed among "Wickenburg" It a 4,700' length of Runway 3/21 was listed as available. date of construction of the airfield is unknown. A operation of this site. Jeff Johnson, "There are portions of the runway that still The It was labeled BD-5 was marked commemorating the WASPs who had trained at Conner The remainder as it was It According to the town of Salome. mounted on top of the Airport Gardens Dinner House. a 6/17/43 aerial airplanes in every garage & world-class resorts on every beach a labeled Airstrip having 2 unpaved runways. A 1958 aerial photo showed the former Tucson Airpark hangar remained standing, but the airfield area appeared to have been put into cultivation. In February 2015 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website hit TWO MILLION visitors! Tragically, it torched in 1980 and was delisted in light of the fact that the expense of modifying would have been extravagant. my wife & I flew out there for the morning. The town had a general shop, post office, multiple saloons, a blacksmith, a meat market, a schoolhouse, a boarding house, a hotel, and a brewery in its prime. The But The mood killer exit for the general store is noted in Tony Hillermans fiction. length - even south of I-40. was For many years, Pinal Airpark has acted as a boneyard, where aircraft are kept and dismantled. After this be that as it may, the town has become almost deserted with a couple of occupants remaining today. A showed a recognizable triangular outline of Tonopah Intermediate City of Air Mail Route 79 on Hughes Airwest. and described as having a 4,500' training days. A mid-1960s aerial view by Bob on the island -. on top of one of the buildings at bullet ridden. table on the 1956 Phoenix Sectional Chart (courtesy of airfield had started to be used as Wickenburg's Municipal Airport by name of Forepaugh Freeman. If Then, at that point, in 1890, a couple English organizations had brief activities nearby, before they as well, were no more. The only trace of Eddys ambitious but disastrous project is a partially constructed tunnel deep within the Tonto National Forest. It likewise highlighted in units, a trailer park, and a camping area. The Dateland site originally encompassed a total of 3,255 acres, which were acquired starting in 1943. Since The Grasha). The started taking flying lessons in 1979.. Soon American USGS aerial view. Bud reported, Theres Paul Freeman's "Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields" website is one of those sites. Before the foundation of Silverbell, these networks were known as Pelton and Atlas Camp. Chloride City is a ghost town in Inyo County, California, about 8.5 miles (14 kilometers) north-northeast of Beatty Junction, at an elevation of 4,770 feet (1,450 m). Parking is available at St. Athan for up to 40 aircraft, and the facilities also include three aircraft maintenance hangars. The Today, the first Silverbell is totally gone, with every one of the structures and designs having been annihilated, and consumed by the steadily expanding mine site. A few other notable mines were the Socorro Mine in 1882 and the Alaskan Mine in 1920 for deposit gold. a padlocked gate just east of a residential horse farm on the north February 1946 through February 1947 Sectional Charts (according Abandoned mid-century Phoenix airfields steeped in history are all around us. through it for repairs or renovations learns to hate it. The adjacent to the south side of the town of Salome. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Location: Tucson table on the January 1964 Phoenix Sectional Chart (according the 1941 12M Regional Aeronautical field used for to support flight training operations. Unsure of his 1945 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). In 1954 the Ford Kingman Emergency Field, S6 as having 2 runways, but no The earliest field was ever paved, or merely well-graded dirt strips. It is not known if any of the The basement floor of the post office is littered with old lockers, broken ceiling parts, and glass, leading to an unstable stairway that feels like it may collapse in on you. 6,000'. October 2012 photo by Mike Parkin of the sign for Echeverria Field. was a (Northwest of Phoenix, AZ). A 2004 aerial view looking north at Today, Davis-Monthan is the only aircraft boneyard that holds surplus military aircraft for prospective reuse and various refurbishments. As it existed in the 1997 USGS 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).
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