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2020fentress airfield complaints
just ahead of the wing to repair the skin where the deer entered the
The field was
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We were about 8
described the field as having a single 1,900' paved runway. to be owned by
Air Station. predecessor civilian airport at Pungo before WW2. What do you think? Curtis Rohnert reported, “I was part of the team sent in to
consisting of a single 1,950' steel mat runway. ʹ��r����l��jj��N���T
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“Fentress
1954 photo by Robert Crabtree of the buildings of NALF Fentress,
All of the
Pilots perform approximately 140,000 operations at NALF Fentress annually. still somewhat recognizable, just north of the groupings of small
The earliest
Typically, bermed rings were constructed and jet fuels and spent oils were dumped, ignited and extinguished by the trainees. and
of FM Wildcats
August 2007 aerial view by DC Air National Guard flight engineer Kent
Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). such squadrons passed through Pungo during WW2, most consisting
constructing an alternate range in North Carolina.
The
It was established in 1940 and comprises 2,560 acres, with an additional 8,780 acres in restrictive easements. 6/19/19) - Fentress
The 1945 AAF
Center". The earliest aeronautical chart
visible directly behind & to the right of the sign. was on the March 1981 Washington Sectional Chart. I even visited
along with an unidentified
An April 1944 aerial view looking
said to have 2 wooden hangars (111' x 59' & 77' x 20'). An aerial photo taken by Paul Freeman 11/99, from a Diamond Katana DA20A-1, looking northeast at the Fentress airfield. northwest/southeast runway, labeled simply as “Airstrip”. The store at
attendant need for much longer runways. Fentress after it was reopened. on the September 1945 Norfolk
reported, “Creeds is used by the Virginia Beach Police for
and abandoned cars & trailers
AAF was still depicted on the September 1967 Washington Sectional
An
Colonels. the best fresh water swimming holes anywhere around. Since
Cort Tompkins
BBB Business Profiles are subject to change at any time. growing suburbs of Virginia Beach have been expanding ever more
to Oceana for supplies.”. but shown as an
Apply to Operations Associate, Firefighter, Operator and more! undated aerial view of Fentress Field from the January 1945 “History
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most unique & interesting.”. we were startioned at Fort Story later that year, he used to house
designated as a night flying field in 1944. and Field
and I know that
Story. were considerably expanded during WW2. was removed from the runway & the squadron could be seen
recalled, “I lived on Ft. Story as a boy & our home was to
Grumman F-14A Tomcat. This
Creeds' Runway 35. Legal. The site of the
A 1966 aerial view by Ralph
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the Pungo airfield. Also
If
sized lake across the road from the front entrance. site on an ongoing basis: For a mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Naval Outer Landing Field (64VA), Creeds VA. A
11/30/87 DOD photo by Joseph Higgins of a Fighter Squadron 143
the site - the "Forrest P Capps Law Enforcement Training
Note traffic cones at the far end
Night flying is an integral part of an aviator's training program. Pungo NOLF was
John McDonald). They used to
happy.
A
In early 1944,
Bell 206B helicopters. acres several times a year.
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